Acceptable Items

Aluminum, aluminum cans, trays                Brown or gray fiber packages (soda cartons, dry food packages, shoe boxes, etc.) Cardboard - Certain packaging made of light cardboard material and food packaging (which has not come in direct contact with food) Catalogs Cereal Boxes Copy Paper Corrugated Cardboard File Folders Magazines

Metal Cans - Food cans only. No paint cans or other cans made of metal Newspaper and inserts Office Paper Plastic food, beverage, detergent containers and jugs labeled with #1- #2 (embossed on the bottom of containers) Shredded Paper (No loose shredded paper. Place inside a paper bag & close with tape) Packing boxes Junk Mail

Recycle bins should be placed near the curb by 7:00 a.m.

Items Not Accepted

Aerosol cans Glass No medical waste (This includes syringes and needles.)

Plastic flower vases Styrofoam Wire hangers Plastic bags

Please rinse containers but there is no need to wash them with soap prior to recycling. Also, please do not put shredded paper inside the bins unless it has been placed inside a paper bag and closed with tape. If not, the shredded paper will blow all over the recycle center when unloaded. Remember, plastic bags are not accepted. They can get tangled in the machinery causing damage.

If You Move

Do not take the recycle bin with you if you relocate - even if you are moving to another location within Hoover. Please leave the recycle bin for the next owner or resident of the home. If you move within the city limits of Hoover, call 205-444-7543 and we will have another bin delivered. The bins are the property of the garbage company.

To help keep Hoover beautiful, please remove your recycle bin from the curb once your recyclables are collected. This also prevents bins from being damaged or misplaced.