RECYCLING CONTAMINATION
As per the City of Newark, items placed for recycling with liquid or food residue are considered to be CONTAMINATED.
Prior to discarding recyclables into the dumpster they must first be rinsed of all liquid and food residue.
If you do not rinse the container prior to discarding then you are inadvertently causing contamination.
Fast Food wrappers/boxes, pre-packaged meal trays (TV dinner), cereal bags, candy bar wrappers, etc… are contaminated and are considered rubbish. Pizza boxes with grease or food residue are contaminated, but you can tear out the contaminated part of the box and place it in the rubbish and recycle the clean remainder.
In addition to the City of Newark requiring the above stated, Villa Belmont must also insist that the requirements be followed for the sake of the Residents. If liquid and food residue is left sitting in the recyclable dumpster it will cause odor and will make a perfect breeding site for flies.
We must all work together to adhere to the above stated requirements and remember that placing rubbish, especially seafood shells and unfinished pre-packaged meals, in the dumpster room without being bagged, tied, and placed in the rubbish dumpster is inconsiderate to your neighbors and the staff.
Your consideration of the Villa Belmont residents, staff, and the City of Newark Sanitation Department will be very much appreciated.
RECYCLING EFFICIENCY
In order to help make collections more efficient, Recyclables are to be broken down to their smallest form. Boxes folded down, plastic bottles squeezed, cans crushed, etc…
Wash and Squash before disposal When in doubt throw it out – in the rubbish
DUMPSTER ROOM ETIQUETTE
The Recycling Dumpster is the first Dumpster located in the Dumpster Room and is marked as such.
Only Recyclable Items may be placed in the Recycling dumpster.
Recyclables will need to be carried to the first floor dumpster room and placed directly into the recycling dumpster. Chutes will be utilized for bagged, tied, RUBBISH only. Before placing acceptable recyclables in the recycling dumpster please make certain that they are as clean as possible and broken down (folded/crushed) into their smallest forms to allow for the most room possible in the can. In accordance with the City of Newark, Recyclables are to be placed in the dumpster loose (Not Bagged).
SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLABLES
Glass (clear, green and brown), Plastic Bottles (narrow neck bottles only), Metals (steel and aluminum), Paper (newspapers, magazines, phone books and junk mail), Corrugated Cardboard Plastic Grocery Bags,
#1 PET plastic food and beverage containers, #2 HDPE plastic food and beverage containers, HDPE Mixed Rigid Plastics- kitty litter containers, small plastic buckets (up to 5 gallon), milk crates, small toys, and plastic trays, #4 LDPE butter tubs, sour cream containers, and margarine tubs, #5 Polypropylene yogurt containers, cottage cheese containers, #7 Mixed plastics various containers. Cartons and aseptic containers- juice boxes, orange juice and milk cartons.
NOT ACCEPTABLE RECYCLABLES – Recycling will not be collected if it contains any of the following items Styrofoam, Motor Oil or Chemical Containers, Ceramics or dishes, Light bulbs, Window glass or Mirrors, Yard waste, Food Waste, Televisions, Computers, or Monitors.