Look in the information pages of your phone book for recycling opportunities or contact your local recycling program. Back To Top Metal Aluminum - Aluminum of all types can be recycled. However, some recycling centers or programs do not accept aluminum foil, pans, old chairs, siding, etc. Check with your recycling center. Labels do not need to be removed, but cans should be rinsed with no food residue present.
Some plastic is accepted in many recycling programs.
The most widely recycled plastics are soda bottles and milk jugs. Plastics are coded with numbers to help identify the type of resin in the plastic. Remove caps and lids, empty, and flatten. Plastics coded with numbers 3 - 7 are NOT accepted for recycling in most programs. New PET bottles are showing up that are not recyclable, at this time.