Blue Box Recycling

Every two weeks, you can place one or more ‘Blue Boxes’ of recycling at the curbside alongside garbage bags for collection. Blue boxes can be purchased from the Township offices in Springmount for $14.00.

Please note that oversized blue boxes may not be accepted. Bagged recycling will also not be accepted. Please use the blue boxes provided by the Township office, or of comparable size (2 feet tall by 18 inches wide). 

The following items can be placed in a Blue Box:

• Glass bottles and jars that were used for foods. Please remove lids and rinse clean containers.
• Aluminum and steel cans. Please rinse before recycling.
• Plastics. A wide array of clear plastics can be recycled. Black plastic (such as in some take out food containers) cannot be recycled. Check for the Plastic Type for recycling. Numbers 1, 2,3,4,5 and 7 can be placed in the Blue Box.
• Paint Cans. These must be completely empty with lids removed.
• Newspaper and Paper. These can be placed in a Blue Box, or bundled next to, or placed in a paper bags alongside the Blue Box.
• Cardboard. Placed in a Blue Box, or bundled in bundles no more than 24” x 18” x 6”.
• Boxes. Please remove any plastic or polystyrene and flatten.

Things you cannot put in your Blue Box.

• No film plastics like shrink wrap or cling film.
• No scrap metal such a tire rims, copper pipe etc.
• Glass from drinking glasses, mirrors, windows, light bulbs etc.
• Bulky plastics such as buckets, toys, motor oil jugs, salt bags, etc.
• Batteries
• Aerosols
• Coat Hangers
• Paint cans with residue in them
• Paper products such as used tissues, wax paper, wrapping paper.

For more information, please visit the Recycle Right webpage.