HOME SERVICES COMMISSION CUSTOMER SERVICE RECYCLE RIGHT CAREERS WHAT IS RECYCLING CONTAMINATION In short, recycling contamination is when incorrect items/materials are put into the system or when the right items/materials are prepared the wrong way (i.e., food residue in containers, recyclables in plastic bags, etc.). Contaminants Learn More Mythbusters Learn More Consequences Learn More DON'T LET YOUR EFFORTS GO TO WASTE on average, about 25 percent of the stuff we try to recycle is too contaminated to go anywhere but the landfill RECYCLE THESE! always remember to ensure your recyclables are empty, clean and dry Paper • Newspaper • Envelopes • Junk mail • Phone books • Brochures • Magazines Cardboard • Cardboard boxes • Milk and juice cartons • File folders • Poster board • Frozen food boxes Plastics • Milk jugs • Water/Soda containers • Shampoo/Soap/Detergent bottles Aluminum • Aluminum beverage cans • Food cans REFUSE * REDUCE * REUSE * RECYCLE * RETHINK by following these simple steps you can help your community, and the environment by saving money, energy, and natural resources ABOUT US The Greater Greenville Sanitation District (GGSD) is a Special Purpose District created in 1968 by the South Carolina legislature to provide non-hazardous solid waste collection to the unincorporated areas of Greenville County, South Carolina. MAIN OFFICE 1600 W Washington St. Greenville, SC 29601 864-232-6721 info@ggsc.gov M - Th 6:30am - 4:30pm Greater Greenville Sanitation © 2017