RECYCLING DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
MILLCREEK TOWNSHIP
STILL RECYCLES GLASS
CURBSIDE WITH
ADVANCED DISPOSAL
Millcreek Township residents should continue to follow Single-
Stream procedures making recycling easier for curbside collection
with Advanced Disposal. Single-Stream refers to a system in which
all recyclables are mixed together into one bin and placed at the
curbside. Advanced Disposal will send all mixed recycling to be further
processed and sorted at a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Buffalo,
New York. The following items should be contained LOOSE within the
65-gallon recycle toter or the 25-gallon recycle bin:
WHAT CAN I RECYCLE?
1
TOP 10
2
IN
THE
3
4
5
1. CARDBOARD AND
FOOD BOXES
6
2. P APER AND
MAGAZINES
8
7
BIN
3. MAIL
4. BEVERAGE CANS
5. FOOD CANS
6. CARTONS
ALSO RECYCLABLE
BUT NOT IN CURBSIDE BIN
PLASTIC BAGS
AND WRAPS
ELECTRONICS
9
10
7. GLASS BOTTLES
AND JARS
8. PLASTIC JUGS
AND JARS (CAPS ON)
9. PLASTIC BOTTLES
(CAPS ON)
10. PLASTIC TUBS
AND LIDS
Find out about your local
recycling options here:
ErieCountyRecycling.com
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UNACCEPTABLE
ITEMS FOR
RECYCLING
CURBSIDE:
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• plastic grocery bags and plastic wrap
• 33-gallon plastic bags
• shredded paper
• pizza boxes
• food waste
• plastic clamshell containers
• #6 polystyrene foam plastics (to-go
containers, cups, plates, etc.)
• silverware
• paper coffee cups
• plastic lawn furniture
• plastic children’s toys
Millcreek Township’s
residential recycling
program is always
evolving. If any recyclable
item were to become an
unacceptable material due to
the market demands, the Millcreek
Township Recycling Department will
notify residents through the Millcreek
website, In Millcreek Magazine, Millcreek
Government Channel, and yearly calendar.
For up-to-date information on residential
recycling in Millcreek Township, please
visit millcreektownship.com.
For Millcreek commercial accounts
(apartments, mobile home parks, and
businesses) who are not Advanced
Disposal customers, please follow the
instructions recently provided by the
Erie County Recycling Program. Learn
more by visiting eriecountypa.gov/
county-services/other-services/recycling.
aspx or contact your hauler for further
explanation and details.