Trash and Recycling

DO

• Use plastic grocery sized bags or smaller to collect any trash thrown down the trash chute (NOTE:  The trash chute is temporarily closed due to Hurricane Ian).

• Take any medium to large trash items outside and discard in the large trash dumpster with the black lid.

• Recycle any of the following clean items by placing them unbagged in dupmster with the yellow lid:

  • Any plastics marked with the recycling triangle and numbered 1 through 7

  • Egg cartons and food trays as long as they are clean 

  • Metal cans

  • Glass beverage containers

  • Clear glass

  • Brown glass

  • Green glass

  • Newspapers

  • Collapsed/flattened cardboard

  • Junk mail

  • Paper grocery bags

  • Phone books

  • Cartonboard (i.e. cereal boxes)

  • Magazines and catalogs

• Read / learn more about recycling guidelines on the Waste Management Recycling Page. 

• Collapse/compress all items whether they are recycled or trashed.

• Ensure the recycling tote and trash dumpster lids are closed.

• Collect cooking grease in a plastic container, let cook, and discard in the trash. (not down the sink)

• Discuss disposal options for large items with the property management.

DON'T

• Throw large garage bags down the trash chute since they can clog the chute.

• Throw large items, constructions debris, etc down the trash chute since they definitely clog the trash chute.

• Throw liquids, grease, or glass down the trash chute.

• Discard of grease or cooking oils down the kitchen drain.

• Place any trash or recyclables in the trash rooms on floors.

• Discard of large furniture or construction debris in any trash container.

• Recycle any of the following items:

  • Dirty food containers

  • Window glass

  • Mirrors

  • Hardcover books

  • Photos

  • Other non-recyclable items

• Throw trash into the recycling dumpster with the yellow lid.

• Leave items partially hanging outside the dumpster since that will attract rodents.