Paper
Where to Recycle
| Type of Paper |
Where to Recycle or Dispose |
|---|---|
| Ammonia Free Architectural Drawings | N/A |
| Books (Hardback, Paperback and Phone Books) |
Recycle at Recycling Center, bins at office entrance. |
| Corrugated Cardboard and Brown Paper Bags (i.e. Grocery Store Paper Bags) |
Recycle at Community Sites and Recycling Center |
| Glue Bound Publications |
Recycle at Recycling Center (place with phone books or hardcover books) |
| Junk Mail |
Recycle at Community Sites, Post Offices and Recycling Center (Recycle with office paper.) |
| Magazines |
Community Bins and Recycling Center |
| Mailers | • Paper-board (not corrugated): Trash. • Bubble-wrap-lined, orange with clasps and bright-colored mailers: Trash. • Brown paper mailers: Recycle with cardboard. • Light-colored, stretchy plastic mailing envelopes (eg: for clothes orders): Recycle with plastic bags. •Dark-colored and black, stretchy plastic mailing envelopes: Trash. |
| Manilla folders | Can be recycled with Office Pack at Community Bins and Recycling Center |
| Packing paper | Brown packing paper can go with Cardboard; white packing paper can go with Newspaper; if it's a brighter-white, higher-quality white packing paper, it can go with Office Pack. |
| Paper milk cartons, juice cartons and soup cartons | These are typically paperboard with waxes, plastics or foils attached and cannot be recycled in Teton County at this time. |
| Newspaper | Recycle at Community Sites and Recycling Center |
| Office Paper (Includes all white and light colored paper, envelopes, junk mail, and manila file folders. No dark colors, neon, or construction paper please. Test a dark piece of paper or envelope by tearing it in half. If the inside layer of paper is white then that paper can be recycled.) |
Recycle at Community Sites and Recycling Center |
| Sensitive documents | Secure shredding services available at Recycling Center during office hours. |
| Shredded Paper (Shredded paper can be recycled if the shred is larger than 1/8 inch by 1 inch. We cannot accept cross-cut or pulverized shred. Shredded paper should be placed in the office paper bin in a sealed plastic bag.) | Recycle with Office Pack, per instructions to keep from blowing away. Need paper shredded? Secure Paper Shredding services available during office hours. |
| Sticky Notes | Small amounts of light-colored sticky notes are ok to recycle with Office Pack. Bright, deep or fluorescent colors should be placed in the trash. |
Paper Items Not Accepted for Recycling
- Carbon Paper
- Construction Paper
- Deep-Toned Paper
- Fluorescent Paper
- Napkins, Paper Towels, Paper Plates or Cups
- Photos
- Ream Wrap (Plastic Coated Paper Used to Wrap Reams of Office Paper)
- Traditional Architectural Blue Prints That Were Made With Ammonia (Ammonia Free Architectural Drawings Are Okay)
- Tyvek or Gold Tone Envelopes With Metal Clasp
- Wrapping Paper or Tissue Paper