Recycle +
In addition to standard residential curbside recycling service offerings, we offer an optional recycling service for hard to recycle items and guarantee they are recycled responsibly. Thompson’s Sanitary will provide you an 18 gallon purple bin with a lid so these materials can be kept dry. There is an additional charge for this service and is completely optional. This service is on call, so you can schedule pick-ups through our mobile app when you have a bin of materials ready to be collected. If you’re interested in signing up for this service, click here.
Glass
Wine & Liquor Bottles, Food & Cosmetic Jars ONLY, no lids or corks. Please RINSE first. No mirrors, plate glass, or decorative glass items.
Film Plastic
Film plastic is LDPE and HDPE plastic bags and wrap. This is material such as plastic grocery bags, bread bags, product wrap, air pillows used for shipping, and food storage bags. Not accepted: chip bags, candy wrappers, frozen food bags, net or mesh produce bags, mulch or soil bags, pre-washed salad mix bags, shiny, crinkly films like floral wrap, pet food bags. Contain these materials within a customer-provided plastic bag and either staple or tie the bag shut.
Plastic Clamshells (#1 only)
Plastic clamshells are one-piece containers, hinged on one side and stamped with #1PET or PETE. Examples include containers for fruit and berries, eggs, or to go food containers that look like a clamshell when they open and close. Only clamshells marked with a #1(PET) are acceptable. All other numbers are made from different plastics and cannot be recycled as part of this program.
Batteries
Lithium, alkaline, and button batteries ONLY.
Textiles
Textiles include materials such as clothing, towels, sheets, rags, etc. These materials must be clean and dry (not soiled or wet). Do not include items that are better suited for reuse or donation, this is only for materials that would be otherwise disposed of.
Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
Compact fluorescent light bulbs should be contained in a customer provided 1-gallon zip sealed plastic bag and placed inside the purple bin with the lid securely closed. No broken bulbs are accepted, place broken bulbs in the garbage. No other light bulbs or tube fluorescent light bulbs.
Shredded Paper
Please secure your paper shredding material in a customer provided paper bag stapled shut.
Rates
The service has a flat monthly fee as well as a fee for each pick-up you schedule. We recommend waiting until you have a full bin before you schedule a pick-up, this will allow you to make the service as cost effective as possible. If you do not have a pick-up in any given month, you are only charged the monthly fee. For rates for our service area, click here.
Beyond the Cart!
These items can be recycled but cannot be mixed in with your standard commingled recycling cart. Follow the material preparation instructions and then simply contact us when you’re ready to schedule a pickup and place the bin on your porch on your designated day. This material must be kept dry and no extra bags outside of the bin will be accepted on collection days. If you have additional material, it can be included in your next scheduled pick up.