Be Green, Think Blue!
Recycling Paper in your blue recycling can.
Last year in Chandler over 3,000 tons of recyclable paper was thrown in the trash and ended up in the landfill. Although over half of what Chandler recycles is paper and cardboard, there is still more that can be recycled. Here is a list of paper items that are accepted in Chandler’s recycling program:
· Newspapers – Including inserts. Please remove rubber bands and plastic bags.
· Junk Mail – Including envelopes and inserts.
· Magazines, catalogs, paperback books and phone books.
· Office/School papers – Both white and colored paper.
· File folders- Remove plastic and metal pieces.
· Envelopes – Including those with windows and clasps.
· Post It Notes, notebooks – Please remove spiral binding and plastic covers.
· Paper bags- Please make sure they are clean and dry.
· Cardboard boxes – Includes those that contained prepared food, detergent, soda cans, facial tissue, medicine, and beauty products. Please remove all other packaging.
Paper items that are not accepted in Chandler’s recycling program include shredded paper, paper towels, napkins, paper plates, cups, gift wrap, tissue paper, cardboard milk/juice, and half gallon ice cream cartons.
Shredded paper can be reused in compost bins, reused as packing material, or can recycled in Paper Retriever bins found throughout Chandler.
The items listed below can be recycled in the residential curbside recycling program:
Recycling Flyer (PDF)
- Newspaper, printing paper, colored paper, paper sacks (No gift wrap, gift bags or tissue)
- Magazines, newsletters (No shredded paper!)
- Cardboard boxes (broken down and flat)
- Chip-cardboard boxes (includes cereal, prepared foods and detergent-type boxes)
- Aluminum beverage cans
- Steel tin cans (vegetable, fruit, soup-type cans)
- Plastic bottles and containers (food, beverage, condiment, shampoo and detergent-type -- showing #1 through #6 on the bottom or side of the bottle or container) No plastic bags or styrofoam material!
- Glass food and beverage jars and bottles (clear, green and brown)
- EMPTY aerosol spray cans (shaving cream, deodorant, cooking and furniture spray-type cans)
- Telephone books
- For details about why shredded paper, plastic bags, Styrofoam materials are not accepted in the curbside recycling program, visit Frequently Asked Questions.
Remember …
Recyclables should be clean and dry. Safety is the reason why.
Remove the caps and lids and rings because we can't recycle these things.
Additional Information
Questions about recycling? Send us an e-mail, or call the Recycling Hotline at 480-782-3510.
Call the Chandler Recycling Hotline
480-782-3510
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