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Description: Anyone can bring their recycling to this facility but must pay in the office, $5.00 per truckload. If you are a City of Houghton resident and you have missed your recycling day, please still enter the office and let them know your address and what you are doing. Please see below for the full listing of acceptable items. HOUGHTON CITY AND HANCOCK CITY RESIDENTS ONLY CURBSIDE RECYCLING MUST BE AT THE CURBSIDE BY 7AM ON YOUR SERVICE DAY. RECYCLING MUST BE IN BINS or TOTES SO CONTENTS CAN BE IDENTIFIED. Please follow the guidelines below. All items must be cleaned of food/organic matter and liquids. Please crush or flatten cardboard and plastic materials where possible. ACCEPTABLE ITEMS UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS Plastics #1 thru #8 Glass – all colors Aluminum cans, tin cans, jar lids and foil products only Corrugated Cardboard ‐ empty/flattened Cereal box type cardboard (remove inner packaging) ‐ empty/flattened Pizza Boxes – clean and empty Soft drink or beer cartons‐empty/flattened White boxboard or card stock Newspapers and inserts Magazines and Catalogs Paper bags or other brown paper‐empty Gray paperboard, boxboard, egg cartons Junk mail Envelopes (labels and windows OK) Telephone books Packing PAPER (NO Tissue) Soft cover computer manuals Dark‐colored accordion files Manila file folders Paperback books Hard cover books NO STYROFOAM OF ANY KIND NO Plastic bags (grocery store bags) NO used paper food products‐plates, cups, etc. NO paper towels, napkins, or tissue paper NO metal spiral or plastic ring bindings NO candy wrappers or chip bags NO wax paper NO plastic transparencies or photographs NO brightly colored (fluorescent) paper NO paper ream wrappers (most have a plastic coating) NO Tyvek (reinforced‐fiber) or padded brown envelopes w/string closure NO dark‐colored hanging files NO carbon paper (carbonless is OK) NO plastic food wrappers or packaging NO gift wrap NO packing peanuts CITY OF HOUGHTON AND CITY OF HANCOCK RESIDENTS WHO MISS THEIR RECYCLING DAY MAY BRING THEIR RECYCLING TO WASTE MANAGEMENT’S DROP‐OFF SITE ON ENTERPRISE DRIVE IN HOUGHTON FOR NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE WITH PROOF OF RESIDENCY. WASTE MANAGEMENT RECYCLING HOURS MON, TUE, WED & FRI 9 am – 3 pm THURSDAY (RECYCLING ONLY UNTIL 7PM) 9 am – 7 pm PLEASE CLEAN OUT ALL RECYCLING MATERIALS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION

Description: Ace Scrap Metal Processors, a family owned and operated scrap metal buyer for over 70 years pays top dollar for non ferrous scrap metals: Copper—all grades Aluminum—all grades Brasses—all grades Refinery Brass Stainless Steel—all grades Insulated Wire Turnings & Borings Drosses & Skimmings Electric Motors Carbide & Tool Steels Zinc Lead &Tin Nickel Titanium Stampings Mixed Clips Steel Turnings Precious Metals Film Products High-Temp Alloys

Description: 2 dumpsters; Items that can be crushed or flattened save space on your container and in the recycling drop-off bins. Please flatten your boxes and place all your recycled materials inside the drop-off bin. Items left beside a recycling bin can easily become litter and is considered illegal dumping. The items listed below are currently accepted through this recycling program: • Plastic: All Plastic Bottles #1-7 Accepted. Labels and caps do not need to be removed. • Glass: Clear, Brown, Green and Blue Glass Bottles and Jars in which food products are packaged. Labels do not need to be removed. Please rinse all containers. • Paper: Newspaper with Ad Slicks, Magazines, Phone Books, Brown Grocery Bags, Frozen Food Boxes, "Junk" Mail, Chip Board, Corrugated Cardboard, Office Paper. • Carton Containers: Gable-Top Containers and/or Paperboard Containers containing items such as Milk, Juice, Fabric Softener, Egg Substitute Containers, Soups, Stocks and Broths. Please rinse all containers. • Metals: Aluminum and Bi-Metal Beverage Cans, Steel Food/Tin Cans, Aluminum Foil, Empty Aerosol Cans. Labels do not need to be removed. Please rinse all containers.

Description: 5 dumpsters; Items that can be crushed or flattened save space on your container and in the recycling drop-off bins. Please flatten your boxes and place all your recycled materials inside the drop-off bin. Items left beside a recycling bin can easily become litter and is considered illegal dumping. The items listed below are currently accepted through this recycling program: • Plastic: All Plastic Bottles #1-7 Accepted. Labels and caps do not need to be removed. • Glass: Clear, Brown, Green and Blue Glass Bottles and Jars in which food products are packaged. Labels do not need to be removed. Please rinse all containers. • Paper: Newspaper with Ad Slicks, Magazines, Phone Books, Brown Grocery Bags, Frozen Food Boxes, "Junk" Mail, Chip Board, Corrugated Cardboard, Office Paper. • Carton Containers: Gable-Top Containers and/or Paperboard Containers containing items such as Milk, Juice, Fabric Softener, Egg Substitute Containers, Soups, Stocks and Broths. Please rinse all containers. • Metals: Aluminum and Bi-Metal Beverage Cans, Steel Food/Tin Cans, Aluminum Foil, Empty Aerosol Cans. Labels do not need to be removed. Please rinse all containers.

Description: 1 dumpster; Items that can be crushed or flattened save space on your container and in the recycling drop-off bins. Please flatten your boxes and place all your recycled materials inside the drop-off bin. Items left beside a recycling bin can easily become litter and is considered illegal dumping. The items listed below are currently accepted through this recycling program: • Plastic: All Plastic Bottles #1-7 Accepted. Labels and caps do not need to be removed. • Glass: Clear, Brown, Green and Blue Glass Bottles and Jars in which food products are packaged. Labels do not need to be removed. Please rinse all containers. • Paper: Newspaper with Ad Slicks, Magazines, Phone Books, Brown Grocery Bags, Frozen Food Boxes, "Junk" Mail, Chip Board, Corrugated Cardboard, Office Paper. • Carton Containers: Gable-Top Containers and/or Paperboard Containers containing items such as Milk, Juice, Fabric Softener, Egg Substitute Containers, Soups, Stocks and Broths. Please rinse all containers. • Metals: Aluminum and Bi-Metal Beverage Cans, Steel Food/Tin Cans, Aluminum Foil, Empty Aerosol Cans. Labels do not need to be removed. Please rinse all containers.

Description: 3 dumpsters; Items that can be crushed or flattened save space on your container and in the recycling drop-off bins. Please flatten your boxes and place all your recycled materials inside the drop-off bin. Items left beside a recycling bin can easily become litter and is considered illegal dumping. The items listed below are currently accepted through this recycling program: • Plastic: All Plastic Bottles #1-7 Accepted. Labels and caps do not need to be removed. • Glass: Clear, Brown, Green and Blue Glass Bottles and Jars in which food products are packaged. Labels do not need to be removed. Please rinse all containers. • Paper: Newspaper with Ad Slicks, Magazines, Phone Books, Brown Grocery Bags, Frozen Food Boxes, "Junk" Mail, Chip Board, Corrugated Cardboard, Office Paper. • Carton Containers: Gable-Top Containers and/or Paperboard Containers containing items such as Milk, Juice, Fabric Softener, Egg Substitute Containers, Soups, Stocks and Broths. Please rinse all containers. • Metals: Aluminum and Bi-Metal Beverage Cans, Steel Food/Tin Cans, Aluminum Foil, Empty Aerosol Cans. Labels do not need to be removed. Please rinse all containers.

Description: 1 dumpster; Items that can be crushed or flattened save space on your container and in the recycling drop-off bins. Please flatten your boxes and place all your recycled materials inside the drop-off bin. Items left beside a recycling bin can easily become litter and is considered illegal dumping. The items listed below are currently accepted through this recycling program: • Plastic: All Plastic Bottles #1-7 Accepted. Labels and caps do not need to be removed. • Glass: Clear, Brown, Green and Blue Glass Bottles and Jars in which food products are packaged. Labels do not need to be removed. Please rinse all containers. • Paper: Newspaper with Ad Slicks, Magazines, Phone Books, Brown Grocery Bags, Frozen Food Boxes, "Junk" Mail, Chip Board, Corrugated Cardboard, Office Paper. • Carton Containers: Gable-Top Containers and/or Paperboard Containers containing items such as Milk, Juice, Fabric Softener, Egg Substitute Containers, Soups, Stocks and Broths. Please rinse all containers. • Metals: Aluminum and Bi-Metal Beverage Cans, Steel Food/Tin Cans, Aluminum Foil, Empty Aerosol Cans. Labels do not need to be removed. Please rinse all containers.

Description: 4 dumpsters; Items that can be crushed or flattened save space on your container and in the recycling drop-off bins. Please flatten your boxes and place all your recycled materials inside the drop-off bin. Items left beside a recycling bin can easily become litter and is considered illegal dumping. The items listed below are currently accepted through this recycling program: • Plastic: All Plastic Bottles #1-7 Accepted. Labels and caps do not need to be removed. • Glass: Clear, Brown, Green and Blue Glass Bottles and Jars in which food products are packaged. Labels do not need to be removed. Please rinse all containers. • Paper: Newspaper with Ad Slicks, Magazines, Phone Books, Brown Grocery Bags, Frozen Food Boxes, "Junk" Mail, Chip Board, Corrugated Cardboard, Office Paper. • Carton Containers: Gable-Top Containers and/or Paperboard Containers containing items such as Milk, Juice, Fabric Softener, Egg Substitute Containers, Soups, Stocks and Broths. Please rinse all containers. • Metals: Aluminum and Bi-Metal Beverage Cans, Steel Food/Tin Cans, Aluminum Foil, Empty Aerosol Cans. Labels do not need to be removed. Please rinse all containers.

Description: 6 dumpsters; Items that can be crushed or flattened save space on your container and in the recycling drop-off bins. Please flatten your boxes and place all your recycled materials inside the drop-off bin. Items left beside a recycling bin can easily become litter and is considered illegal dumping. The items listed below are currently accepted through this recycling program: • Plastic: All Plastic Bottles #1-7 Accepted. Labels and caps do not need to be removed. • Glass: Clear, Brown, Green and Blue Glass Bottles and Jars in which food products are packaged. Labels do not need to be removed. Please rinse all containers. • Paper: Newspaper with Ad Slicks, Magazines, Phone Books, Brown Grocery Bags, Frozen Food Boxes, "Junk" Mail, Chip Board, Corrugated Cardboard, Office Paper. • Carton Containers: Gable-Top Containers and/or Paperboard Containers containing items such as Milk, Juice, Fabric Softener, Egg Substitute Containers, Soups, Stocks and Broths. Please rinse all containers. • Metals: Aluminum and Bi-Metal Beverage Cans, Steel Food/Tin Cans, Aluminum Foil, Empty Aerosol Cans. Labels do not need to be removed. Please rinse all containers.

Description: 5 dumpsters; Items that can be crushed or flattened save space on your container and in the recycling drop-off bins. Please flatten your boxes and place all your recycled materials inside the drop-off bin. Items left beside a recycling bin can easily become litter and is considered illegal dumping. The items listed below are currently accepted through this recycling program: • Plastic: All Plastic Bottles #1-7 Accepted. Labels and caps do not need to be removed. • Glass: Clear, Brown, Green and Blue Glass Bottles and Jars in which food products are packaged. Labels do not need to be removed. Please rinse all containers. • Paper: Newspaper with Ad Slicks, Magazines, Phone Books, Brown Grocery Bags, Frozen Food Boxes, "Junk" Mail, Chip Board, Corrugated Cardboard, Office Paper. • Carton Containers: Gable-Top Containers and/or Paperboard Containers containing items such as Milk, Juice, Fabric Softener, Egg Substitute Containers, Soups, Stocks and Broths. Please rinse all containers. • Metals: Aluminum and Bi-Metal Beverage Cans, Steel Food/Tin Cans, Aluminum Foil, Empty Aerosol Cans. Labels do not need to be removed. Please rinse all containers.