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Winter Holiday Reuse & Recycling Guide 2018 Winter Holiday Reuse & Recycling Guide 2018 Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle this Holiday Season Be waste aware this season Batteries - Rechargeable Unusable rechargeable batteries & button batteries can be taken to the Drop-Off Station or the Recovery Yard. Bubble Wrap Save quality bubble wrap to be reused. If the wrap cannot be reused it should be taken to the Drop-Off Station. Electronics Many replaced, working electronics can be donated to the ReUse Center. Items that cannot be reused can be taken to the Drop-Off Station or Recovery Yard. Cardboard Reuse cardboard as often as possible before placing in your curbside recycling bin. If you have a quantity too large for the cart it can be taken to the Drop-Off Station or the Recovery Yard. Paper Gift Bags Keep for reuse. If they’re not suitable for reuse they can be placed in the curbside recycling cart. Christmas Trees From Dec. 14th, 2018 to Jan. 31st, 2019, Christmas trees can be taken to the following parks between 6 am and 10 pm: West Park, Gallup Park, Olson Park & Southeast Area Park. More info at a2gov.org/recycle. Food Waste Unopened non-perishable items can be donated to Food Gatherers. Compost items at home- see the City of Ann Arbor’s Home Composting Guide at a2gov.org/compost. Plastic Bags Reuse for as long as possible. Larger quantities can be taken to the Drop-Off Station and area grocery stores such as Kroger and Meijer. Greeting Cards Reuse cards in craft projects or donate the front page to the Scrapbox on State Circle in Ann Arbor. The back page can be placed in your curbside recycling cart. Note: Cards with foil or metallic features can’t be recycled curbside. Replaced items: Including sporting goods, books, and electronics. Donate any usable items to the ReUse Center. Items that can’t be reused can be taken to the Drop-Off Station or Recovery Yard. Styrofoam packaging Can be taken to the Drop-Off Station. Textiles Reusable, good textiles can go to one of Ann Arbor’s many thrift stores. Torn or stained textiles can be taken to the Drop-Off Station. wrapping paper Save quality paper for reuse. Torn, crumbled wrapping paper can be placed in the curbside recycling bin. Foil or metallic paper can NOT be recycled and should be reused. You can also wrap your gifts in reusable fabric. Check out craftsy.com for ideas. Christmas Lights Try to fix them first. If they cannot be fixed, the Drop-Off Station and Recovery Yard will accept them. REDUCE, REUSE, & RECYCLE THIS HOLIDAY Reducing your impact on the environment while saving money this season only takes a few changes to habits.. NON-MATERIAL GIFTS Give experiential gifts like vacations or services, like gift certificates for massages & movie tickets. Give homemade gifts And try to use reusable or recycled materials. REuse gift bags & wrapping materials Try not to overly package gifts. reduce food waste Shop wisely and plan ahead; buying only what you need. shop & buy local Whenever possible shop local and buy items made locally too. Consider buying reused items. look for recycled materials Whenever possible buy cards, paper and even gifts made from recycled materials. 2018-2019 Holiday Hours Curbside Recycling Collection: No curbside collection will occur on Tues. Dec. 25th. and on Tues. Jan. 1st. There will be a one day delay each week with routes occurring Wed.-Sat. Drop-Off Station: 2950 E. Ellsworth, Ann Arbor 734-971-7400 Will be closed on Tues. Dec. 25th & Tues. Jan. 1st Recovery Yard: 7891 Jackson, Ann Arbor 734-426-2280 Will be closed on Mon. Dec. 24th, Tues. Dec. 25th, Mon. Dec. 31st & Tues. Jan. 1st. ReUse Center: 2420 S. Industrial, Ann Arbor 734-222-7880 Will have shortened hours of 10 am to 2 pm on Mon. Dec. 24th & Mon. Dec. 31st. Will be closed on Tues. Dec. 25th & Tues. Jan. 1 VISIT RECYCLEANNARBOR.ORG FOR A TO Z RECYCLING GUIDE

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Page 1: RAA Holiday Guide 2018 final2 - Recycle Ann Arbor · the Scrapbox on State Circle in Ann Arbor. The back page can be placed in your curb-side recycling cart. Note: Cards with foil

Winter Holiday Reuse & Recycling Guide 2018Winter Holiday Reuse & Recycling Guide 2018

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle this Holiday Season

Be waste aware this season

Batteries - RechargeableUnusable rechargeable batt-eries & button batteries can be taken to the Drop-Off Station or the Recovery Yard.

Bubble WrapSave quality bubble wrap to be reused. If the wrap cannot be reused it should be taken to the Drop-Off Station.

ElectronicsMany replaced, workingelectronics can be donatedto the ReUse Center. Items that cannot be reused can be taken to the Drop-Off Station or Recovery Yard.

CardboardReuse cardboard as often aspossible before placing in your curbside recycling bin. If you have a quantity too large for the cart it can betaken to the Drop-Off Stationor the Recovery Yard.

Paper Gift BagsKeep for reuse. If they’renot suitable for reuse they can be placed in the curbsiderecycling cart.

Christmas TreesFrom Dec. 14th, 2018 to Jan. 31st, 2019, Christmas trees can be taken to thefollowing parks between 6 am and 10 pm: West Park, Gallup Park, Olson Park & Southeast Area Park. More info at a2gov.org/recycle.

Food WasteUnopened non-perishableitems can be donated to Food Gatherers. Compost items at home- see the Cityof Ann Arbor’s Home Composting Guide ata2gov.org/compost.

Plastic BagsReuse for as long as possible.Larger quantities can be taken to the Drop-Off Stationand area grocery stores suchas Kroger and Meijer. Greeting CardsReuse cards in craft projects or donate the front page to the Scrapbox on State Circlein Ann Arbor. The back page can be placed in your curb-side recycling cart. Note: Cards with foil or metallic features can’t be recycled curbside.

Replaced items:Including sporting goods, books, and electronics. Donate any usable items to the ReUse Center. Items that can’t be reused can be taken to the Drop-Off Station or Recovery Yard.

Styrofoam packagingCan be taken to the Drop-OffStation.

Textiles Reusable, good textiles can goto one of Ann Arbor’s manythrift stores. Torn or stainedtextiles can be taken to theDrop-Off Station.

wrapping paper Save quality paper for reuse.Torn, crumbled wrapping paper can be placed in the curbside recycling bin. Foil ormetallic paper can NOT be recycled and should be reused.You can also wrap your gifts inreusable fabric. Check out craftsy.com for ideas.

Christmas LightsTry to fix them first. If theycannot be fixed, the Drop-OffStation and Recovery Yard will accept them.

REDUCE, REUSE, & RECYCLE THIS HOLIDAYReducing your impact on theenvironment while saving money this season only takesa few changes to habits..

NON-MATERIAL GIFTSGive experiential gifts like vacations or services, like gift certificates for massages & movie tickets.

Give homemade giftsAnd try to use reusable orrecycled materials.

REuse gift bags & wrapping materialsTry not to overly package gifts.

reduce food wasteShop wisely and plan ahead;buying only what you need.

shop & buy localWhenever possible shop local and buy items madelocally too. Consider buying reused items.

look for recycled materialsWhenever possible buy cards, paper and even gifts made from recycled materials.

2018-2019 Holiday Hours

Curbside RecyclingCollection:

No curbside collection willoccur on Tues. Dec. 25th. and on Tues. Jan. 1st.There will be a one day delay each week with routes occurring Wed.-Sat.

Drop-Off Station:2950 E. Ellsworth, Ann Arbor734-971-7400