Year |
Recycled Tons |
Generated Tons |
Recycling Rate |
2005 |
38697 |
179871 |
21.5% |
2006 |
56179 |
177829 |
31.6% |
2007 |
59948 |
178286 |
33.6% |
2008 |
63388 |
159578 |
39.7% |
2009 |
64735 |
159043 |
40.7% |

Description of Recycling Categories
Material |
Component Categories |
Examples |
Paper |
Newsprint |
Newspaper |
Paperboard/Boxboard |
Cereal boxes, shoe boxes, gift boxes, lightweight cardboard. |
Office Paper |
Copy paper, computer, ledger and letterhead paper. |
Mixed |
Mixed recyclable paper, news, junk mail, magazines, etc. |
Plastic |
PET (#1), HDPE(#2), LDPE(#4), PP(#5) & OTHER (#7) containers |
Soda bottles, liquor bottles, milk jugs, shampoo bottle cottage cheese, sour cream, hummus container |
Other plastic |
Plastic bags/film |
Glass |
Glass containers |
Bottles and jars |
Metal |
Containers |
Food cans, Pet food cans, soda cans, hair spray |
Aluminum |
Soda cans (non-deposit), juice cans, foil and foil pans. |
Other Metal |
Siding, cookware, machine parts, utensils, electrical wiring |
Organics |
Food Waste |
Kitchen scraps, dog food, food processing wastes. |
Other Organics |
Brewery waste, fish processing waste, rendering, cooking oil |
Wood |
Lumber |
Clean wood, wood pallets, plywood sections, particle board. |
Other Wood |
Crates, sawdust, animal bedding. |
C & D
(recycled) |
Asphalt |
Roofing shingles, siding, road surfacing. |
Concrete/Brick/Rock |
Gravel, house bricks, stones. |
Other C&D |
Sheetrock, plaster, insulation. |
Scrap Metal |
White Goods/Enameled metal/Scrap |
Refrigerators, washing machines, stoves, other appliances. |
Other Metal |
Other Metal, including car batteries |
Siding, cookware, machine parts, utensils, electrical wiring |
Corrugated Cardboard |
Cardboard |
Multi-layer corrugated shipping boxes |
NY Bottle Bill |
Plastic, glass and metal containers |
Deposit soda cans, beer bottles, water bottles |
Rubber |
Tires |
Automobile, truck, tractor tires |
Electronic Waste |
E-waste, batteries |
Televisions, computers, stereos, telephones, CD and DVD players, printers, copiers, cell phones |
Yard Waste |
Leaves, brush |
Leaves, brush |
Other |
Other materials recycled |
Used oil, antifreeze, textiles, fluorescent bulbs, sludge pellets |
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