What items are considered to be garbage?

Garbage means household waste such as:

• Food and other kitchen scraps
• Packaging that is not accepted in our recycling program, such as:
  • Wax-coated or plastic-coated food containers (frozen foods, milk/juice cartons)
  • Pizza boxes and other food-contaminated boxes
  • Food wrappers (potato chip bags, flour bags, etc.)
• Foil and foil pie plates
• Plastic wrap, wax paper, butcher paper
• Plastic bags (although you can take grocery and department store bags back to special containers near the front doors of the stores for recycling)
• Styrofoam ("peanuts," packaging, egg cartons, trays, cups, plates, etc.)
• Paper plates, paper towels, napkins, tissues
• China, ceramics, glassware, silverware
• Diapers
• Rags or clothing that is not suitable for donation to charity

Would you like to learn about your garbage pickup service? Please call 850-891-4968 for more information.