All Items
Special Indicators:
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Aerosol cans, empty, toxics
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Aerosol cans, not empty, toxics
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Air conditioners, AC window units
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Aluminum cans, pie plates, and foil
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Ammonia
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Ammunition
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Antifreeze, coolant, and glycol
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Appliances (coffee pots, blenders, etc.)
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Appliances (refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, "white goods")
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Arsenic-, CCA-, or pressure-treated wood & pallets
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Asbestos, asbestos-containing materials
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Aseptic cartons and containers (tetrapak, coated gable-top cartons for milk, juice, broth, etc.)
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Asphalt
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Asphalt shingles, new, reusable
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Asphalt shingles, nonreusable
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Automobiles, vehicles, cars and trucks
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Automotive fluids - transmission, gear, crankcase, and motor oil
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Baby food squeeze pouches
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Bags, purses, backpacks
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Ballasts, non-PCB, for fluorescent lights
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Ballasts, PCB, for fluorescent lights
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Batteries, electric bike, electric car, marine (boat), industrial (non household)
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Batteries, household, automotive, lead acid (rechargeable and single-use, alkaline, lithium, button cell, car, etc.)
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Batteries, lithium-ion, damaged or swollen
Expect feesLandfill banned itemDamaged or swollen lithium-ion batteries are dangerous and need to be handled carefully. Visit Call2Recycle for more information on safely handling and storing:
Damaged, Defective and Recalled Batteries | Call2Recycle | United States
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Beer bottle caps
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Bike (bicycle) tires and tubes
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Bleach and bleach-based products
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Books, hardcover
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Books, paperback
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Boxboard
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Bread tabs
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Brita filters and packaging
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Broken fluorescent bulbs and CFLs
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Building materials
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Caps and lids, metal
Expect fees- Metal caps and lids greater than 2" in diameter can be put into your regular blue bin recycling.
- Metal caps and lids of all sizes can be recycled at the Additional Recyclables Collection Center.
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Caps and lids, plastic
Expect fees- Plastic caps greater than 2" in diameter can be put into your regular blue bin recycling.
- Plastic caps less than 2" can be put into regular recycling if attached to a recyclable container.
- Loose plastic caps less than 2" should be disposed of in trash.
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Car and passenger truck tires
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Car seats, infant and toddler
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Carpeting and rugs
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Cassette tapes
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Catalogs
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CD and DVD players
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CD covers, jewel cases
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Cell phone cases
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Cell phones
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Ceramic toilets, sinks, and fixtures
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Cereal and Cracker bags, unprinted, translucent
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Chip and popcorn bags
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Christmas trees and wreaths, artificial
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Christmas trees, real
Check out our website for more information on recycling clean wood: https://www.cvswmd.org/clean-wood.html
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Cigarette butts, no cartons
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Clean wood (natural wood, stumps, roots, lumber that has never been painted, stained, or treated)
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Cleaning products, hazardous (oven and toilet cleaners, drain openers, etc.)
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Clothing
Expect feesCan be recycled at the Additional Recyclables Collection Center if items are clean and dry - rips, tears, and stains are okay.
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Commercial truck tires
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Computer disks, CDs & DVDs (music, movies, video games)
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Computer monitors, any type - CRTs, flat-panel, LCD, and plasma displays
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Computer peripherals - mouse, keyboards, scanners, external hard drives, modems, routers, computer speakers
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Computers, desktops, laptops, notebooks, and netbooks
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Concrete and masonry
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Construction and demolition debris
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Copiers and printers, floor model
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Cords, cables, adaptors, and electrical wires
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Corks, wine and champagne, real and artificial
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Corrugated cardboard, uncoated
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Covid-19 Home Test Kits
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Creosote, soot, and wood ash, (no coals)
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Dehumidifiers
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Dimensional lumber, wood boards
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Documents for shredding
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Drink pouches (juice, cocktails, etc.)
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Egg cartons, paper
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Egg cartons, plastic
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Egg cartons, styrofoam
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Eyeglasses
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Fabric and textiles, bedding, linens, curtains, towels
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Fax machines
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Fertilizers, chemical
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Fire extinguishers
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Fireworks and explosives
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Flammable liquids
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Floppy disks
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Flower pots, plant pots, ceramic or clay
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Flower pots, plant pots, plastic (non-black)
Expect feesBlack plastic is trash, other plastic pots can be recycled in the Blue Bin after cleaning.
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Fluorescent and CFL bulbs, lamps and tubes
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Food for donation
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Food grade cooking oil
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Food scraps, food waste
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Fuel and fuel mixes
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Furniture, couches, sofas, recliners, etc.
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Game consoles, video game systems
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Gasoline and gas/oil mixtures
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Gift wrap, metallic, foil, shiny, sparkle, coated
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Gift wrap, wrapping paper, plain only
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Glass Bottles and Jars, Broken
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Glass bottles and Jars, Unbroken
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Glassware and ceramics
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Hand and power tools
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Hazardous product containers, empty
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Hearing aids, batteries removed
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Helium tanks, 20 pound size
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Holiday string lights, Christmas lights
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Hydraulic fluids
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Hypodermic needles, lancets, syringes, sharps
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Instrument strings
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iPods, MP3 and music players
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Irons
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Joint compound and spackling
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Junk mail
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Kerosene
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Lawn mower, gas powered, push mower (fluids drained)
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Lead paint chips
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Lead paint wood
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Lead sinkers
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Light bulbs, fluorescent
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Light bulbs, incandescent, LED, UV (no neon)
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Lighting fixtures
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Magazines
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Masks, Face
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Mattresses and box springs
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Media-players, e-readers
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Medical equipment - walkers, toilet stands, crutches, etc.
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Medical waste
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Medications, prescriptions, and pharmaceutical drugs and pills
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Mercury (liquid, loose, broken mercury-containing products)
Expect feesLandfill banned itemVisit the Environmental Protection Agency website for information on safely cleaning up a mercury spill:
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Mercury thermostats, unbroken
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Mercury-containing devices, unbroken (thermometers, switches, relays, sensors)
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Metal appliances (dishwashers, washing machines, clothes dryers etc.)
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Metal cans
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Metal roofing and siding
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Microwave ovens
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Mothballs
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Motor oil
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Newspaper
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Oil & hazardous fluid containers, empty, (bleach bottles, cleaner bottles, pesticide containers, etc)
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Oil filters
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Packing materials: air pillows, bubble wrap
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Paint (automotive, non-architectural, not household)
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Paint and primers, stains (architectural), deck and concrete sealers, clear finishes (oil-based, latex, varnish, shellac), labelled in original cans
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Paint cans, empty, metal
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Paint cans, empty, plastic
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Paper
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Paper bags
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Pellet stove bags
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Pens and writing instruments, empty
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Personal electronics (GPS Units, cameras, Mp3 players, etc.)
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Phone books
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Phones, landline
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Pizza boxes
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Plastic bags, stretchy plastic film
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Plastic bins and totes
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Plastic bottles and jugs
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Plastic containers, bottles, and jugs (non-black)
Landfill banned itemPlastics #1, 2, 4, and 5 greater than 2 inches can go in your blue bin recycling.
Plastics #3, 6, and 7 and black plastic containers go in the trash.
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Poisons, pesticides, insecticides, fungicides
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Prescription pill, vitamin, and supplement bottles, greater than 2"
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Prescription pill, vitamin, and supplement bottles, less than 2"
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Printer, copier, toner, ink cartridges
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Printers, desktop
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Propane tanks
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Pump heads and spray triggers
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Rags (clean ripped, torn, stained, unusable clothing & textiles)
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Rags, oily
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Receipts
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Refrigerators and freezers, dorm-style
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Refrigerators and freezers, standard size or larger
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Scrap metal
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Shaving razors, blades, and packaging
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Sheetrock, drywall, and gypsum board
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Shoes
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Shredded paper (in clear bag)
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Skis, snowboards, boots and poles
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Small kitchen appliances
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Smoke detectors
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Solvents (paint thinner, laquer thinner, acetone)
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Speakers, stereos and stereo systems
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Steel cans
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Stoves, ovens, ranges
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Styrofoam blocks and packaging
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Styrofoam peanuts
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Tape dispenser and cores
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Televisions, TVs, CRTs, flat-panel, LCD, and plasma displays, tablets
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Tennis balls
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Tires, car and passenger truck
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Toothbrushes, empty toothpaste tubes, dental floss containers
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Trees, logs, stumps, and roots
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Tyvek
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Untreated wood and pallets
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Vacuum cleaners
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Vape pens
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VCRs
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VHS tapes
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Vinyl records
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Warmgel heat pack, hand and toe warmers
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Water coolers, household
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Water heater
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Wheel chairs
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Windows and doors
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Wire
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Yard waste - leaves, grass clippings, brush, branches & limbs under 1"
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Ziploc food storage plastic bags
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