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RECYCLING
A Waste Diversion Program Intended for Residents of Maple Street Apartments

 

Putting your recyclables out for source-separated curbside collection is a 'MUST' here.
Get with the program!
Recycling at Maple Street Apartments is EASY and FUN!  Here's how it works!

STEP 1: In your apartment, collect your recyclable discards in container.

STEP 2: Sort your collection into the labeled green curbside collection bins.

  • Cardboard (Remove contents.  Please flatten.)
  • Rigid Paperboard  (Remove contents.  Please flatten.)
  • Newsprint: Newspaper and phonebooks.
  • Mixed Paper: Junk mail, magazines, looseleaf, receipts, brochures, etc. (Place in paperbag.)
  • Soda Bottles, Water Bottles, Sports Drinks, etc  (#1 / PET / PETE with opening equal or narrower in diameter than base.  Please rinse.  Discard cap.)
  • Milk Jugs, Detergent Jugs, Hair Care Bottles, etc  (#2 / HDPE plastic with opening equal or narrower in diameter than base.  Please rinse.  Discard cap.)
  • Glass Bottles, Jugs, and Jars: Brown, clear, and green. (Please rinse.  Recycle steel caps.)
  • Aluminum Cans  (Please rinse.)
  • Steel Cans  (Please rinse.)
  • Plastic Film - Non-rigid dry "T-Shirt" type shopping bags, merchandise bags, newspaper sleeves, bread bags, etc. (Please remove all objects and be sure they are dry and have no rigid support.)

 

Common Recycling Collection Paper-Based Contaminants

Please do NOT put these in the recycling bins.

 

Common Recycling Collection Plastic-Based Contaminants

Please do NOT put these in the recycling bins.

Quick Reference Card

Helpful Recycling TIPS!

 

Frequently asked questions

Collection Containers

Frequently asked questions

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What you need to know
Q: What is the recycling collection program?
A: The program allows Maple Street Apartments residents to put recyclables (cardboard, newspint, glass bottles and jars, selected plastic bottles and jugs, aluminum and steel cans, plastic film, etc.) out for separated collection.  It began in September of 1999!

Q: What are recyclables?
A: Recyclables are materials that can be processed and made into new products of the same material. This saves them from going to landfill - landfill disposal is not optimal in terms of the potential for detrimental environmental affects.

Q: What materials are accepted?
A:
  • Paper-based products
  • Glass bottles and jars (Brown, Clear, and Green)
  • Plastic bottles and jugs (#1 / PET (PETE) and #2 / HDPE)
  • Steel cans
  • Aluminum cans
  • Plastic film, merchandise and produce bags

Q: Are there specific items that I can't put in?
A:
  • Plastic yogurt or margarine tubs
  • Plastic #1 and #2 bottles with NO neck (if they have a neck then they're OK)
  • Plastic cutlery
  • Aseptic packaging (juice and milk pouches with a straw)
  • Paperboard juice containers with plastic spouts
  • Styrofoam, meat tray liners
  • Wax paper
  • Artificial flowers and plants
  • Leather, textiles, clothing
  • Rugs, carpets
  • Cigarette butts, tobacco
  • Corks (from wine bottles, etc.)
  • Gum
  • Ear cleaners, cotton balls, make-up removal pads
  • Baby wipes
  • Disposable mop sheets
  • Dryer lint, dryer sheet
  • Vacuum cleaner bags and contents
  • Feathers
  • Hair, pet fur
  • Dead animals
  • BBQ ashes
  • Wood products, wood chips
  • Candles
  • Heavily soiled, oily or greasy paper products
  • Food
  • Household hazardous waste


Q: When may I place my recyclables in the outdoor green bins?
A:

You may place your recyclables in the green recycling bins anytime before early Wednesday morning. The curbside recycling containers will be emptied once a week, usually early each Wednesday morning.

 

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What you need to do
Q: What do I have to do?
A:

Here's a summary of the process:

  1. Place all items accepted in the program into a bag or box.  The container can be placed underneath your sink, next to your refrigerator, or in the entrance way inside your apartment depending on the building.

  2. Bring the container when it's full, to the outdoor recycling area.

  3. Sort the contents of your container into the labeled appropriate green recycling bins.  Separated by material/commodity is the only way the City of Fayetteville Solid Waste & Recycling Department will pick up our recyclables (early every Wednesday morning).
 
Q: I have lots of plastic grocery and shopping bags.  What do I do with them?
A:

Here's a summary of the process:

  1. Bring the bags to the white corrugated plastic box underneath the mailboxes.

  2. Stuff the plastic bags through the top opening.


Q: What if I don't want to participate in the recycling collection program.  Is this okay?
A: By signing our lease contract you have committed yourself to full participation.  Failure to do so subjects you to the remedies available to Management as detailed in the contract.  You are encouraged to participate in the program as much as possible.  The less we depend on landfilling, the better for the environment and future generations.

 

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Important notes about plastic
Q: If I see a #1 or #2 inside chasing arrows on any plastic container, does that mean it can be recycled?
A: Not necessarily.  If the top opening of the plastic container is the same size or narrower than the base of the container you may place it in the appropriate collection box.  Yogurt and margarine tubs are often mistakenly placed in the recycling bins having the affect of contaminating the collection.  Remember, the top of the container must be the same size or narrower than the bottom.  Yes!  It is the same type of plastic but the manufacturing process is different.  It has to do with whether the container was blow-molded or form-injected.  The two processes involve different levels of heat that radically change the chemistry of the plastic.
   
Q: Can I place ALL plastic bags in the plastic film/bag collection container?
A: Only those that are clean, dry, empty, have no rigid part, nor support or handles made of paperboard, yarn, etc.

 

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How the program works
Q: Where is the recycling material going?
A: With the exception of your plastic bags, your separated recycling materials are being taken by the City of Fayetteville to its materials recovery facility on Happy Hollow Road.  The collected plastic merchandise bags and film are not part of the City of Fayetteville recycling collection program but are instead a separate collection undertaken by Management. The plastic bags and film are taken to a nearby Walmart, Harps, or Lowe's for further collection.

Q: Is this program safe and sanitary?  What about germs/bacteria?
A: It is both sanitary, safe, and no different than placing your trash out for weekly collection.

Q: Are apartment residents throughout the city participating in the program?
A: Not at this time though there are a couple of complexes with lesser programs.  There is no known apartment complex in the region having such an extensive and developed household discards collection program as that of Maple Street Apartments.

 

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The big picture: Diverting waste from landfill
Q: Is the collection program really helping Fayetteville reduce waste being sent to landfill?
A: Absolutely!  Every bit of diversion helps.  Information gathered from this program is being used to inform design of better collection programs.

Q: Why was this program started?
A: The program was begun to facilitate the better use of available natural resources by recovering recyclable household discards that would otherwise be wasted or disposed of improperly in a landfill.

 

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More questions?
Q: What if I have a problem with the program?  Who can I call?
A: You can call (479) 444-7445.

 

Paper-Based Products Recycling Tips

Recycling paper-based products is EASY! Here's how.

  1. Just about any DRY paper, newspaper, paperboard, cardboard, or mixed paper that isn't heavily soiled is collectable as a recyclable. See below for specific items that are NOT collected.
  2. Remove and throw away any plastic/vinyl (often found on packaging and notebooks) or metal (sometimes on notebooks) that may be attached to or covering (e.g. yellow plastic bags for newspapers) the paper product. Don't worry 'bout the packing tape when it comes to cardboard boxes and don't worry 'bout the cellophane windows often found on envelopes.
  3. Crush or flatten all cardboard boxes (after removing and discarding all styrofoam packaging) and the larger paperboard boxes such as shoe and cereal boxes.
  4. Put all paper, newspaper, paperboard, cardboard, and mixed paper in the labeled appropiate recycling bins.

DO include these kinds of paper products:

Everyday Living:

  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Brochures
  • Catalogs
  • Flyers
  • Junk mail
  • Manila envelopes
  • Notes
  • Sticky pad paper
  • Notebooks (remove metal or plastic binders and covers)
  • Reasonably clean fastfood paper bags
  • etc.

Bathroom:

  • Personal care product boxes
  • Bathroom cleaning product boxes
  • Toilet paper rolls
  • etc.

Laundry:

  • Laundry detergent boxes
  • Bleach boxes
  • Fabric softener boxes
  • etc.

Kitchen:

  • Cereal boxes (remove wax or plastic bag inside)
  • Frozen food boxes
  • Paper towel rolls
  • Paper grocery bags
  • Brown bags
    etc.

Do NOT include:

  • Wet-strength beverage cartons (place in regular trash) such as:
    • Paperboard juice containers (aka "tent-top")
    • Paperboard milk containers (aka "tent-top")
    • Paperboard ice-cream containers
  • Rigid paper food packaging tubes (place in regular trash) such as:
    • Frozen juice concentrate containers
    • Pringles potato chip tubes
    • Planter's peanut cans
  • Oily, greasy or heavily soiled paper-based products such as:
    • paper plates
    • paper napkins
    • paper cups
    • tissue paper
    • fastfood paper-based containers
  • Plastic lined packing or mailing envelopes
  • Any packaging with plastic wrap still attached
  • Photographs
  • Any WET paper products

Plastic Bottles and Jugs Recycling Tips

Recycling plastic bottles is EASY! Here's how.

  1. On plastic bottles and jars look for a #1 or #2 inside chasing arrows. Then remember to "Check the Neck." Only #1 and #2 containers with an opening that is equal in diameter or smaller than the body are acceptable.

  2. Remove and throw away caps, lids, and pumps.

  3. Empty contents. You don't need to remove labels or rinse thoroughly.

  4. Crush plastic bottles by carefully stepping on them so they take up less room in the recycling container. Hold onto a countertop or doorway so you don't slip.

  5. Place uncapped and flattened empty plastic bottles in your recycling container along with your other recyclables.

DO include these kinds of plastic bottles:

Kitchen:

  • Soft drinks (usually #1 PET)
  • Milk (usually #2 HDPE)
  • Water (usually #1 PET)
  • Juice (usually #1 PET)
  • Sports drinks (usually #1 PET)
  • Syrup (usually #1 PET)
  • Cooking oils (usually #1 PET)
  • Ketchup (usually #1 PET)
  • Vitamin containers (usually #2 HDPE)
  • etc.

Household Cleaners:

  • Liquid dish detergent (usually #1 PET)
  • Liquid household cleaners (window, bathroom & kitchen cleaner) (both #1 PET and #2 HDPE)

Bathroom:

  • Shampoo (usually #2 HDPE)
  • Conditioner (usually #2 HDPE)
  • Mouthwash (usually 1 PET)
  • Lotions (usually #2 HDPE)

Laundry:

  • Liquid laundry detergent (usually #2 HDPE)
  • Bleach (usually #2 HDPE)
  • Liquid fabric softener (usually #2 HDPE)

Beverage Containers at Home and on the Go:

  • Soft drinks (usually #1 PET)
  • Sports drinks (usually #1 PET)
  • Water (usually #1 PET)


Do NOT include:

  • #3, #4, #5, #6, or #7 stamped plastic of any shape or size
  • Tubs such as those for yogurt and margarine
  • Plastic pails such as ice cream
  • Flower pots and garden plastics
  • Plastic bottle caps
  • Styropore/styrofoam fast food containers or packaging.
  • Food storage and microwave containers
  • Polystyrene drink cups (party cups)
  • Plastic bread bags
  • Plastic freezer bags
  • Plastic frozen food bags
  • Plastic newspaper covers
  • Film
  • Syran Wrap
  • Wax paper
  • Toys
  • Medical supplies
  • Large plastic items
  • Pesticides and herbicides
  • Motor oil containers
  • Solvent, paint and adhesive containers

Put plastic film, shopping/merchandise and produce/vegetable bags in the plastic grocery bag collection box under the mailboxes.  Put all other plastic bags in the trash.

Glass Bottles and Jars Recycling Tips

Recycling glass bottles and jars is EASY! Here's how:

  1. All colors are fine BUT only jars and bottles please!

  2. Remove and throw away plastic lids BUT recycle metal lids.

  3. Empty contents and rinse. You don't need to remove the labels.

  4. Please don't put broken glass in the curbside containers. Instead, discard it in the trash.

DO include these kinds of glass bottles and jars:

  • Food containers (e.g. pickles, salsa, steak sause, etc.)
  • Beer bottles (all colors)
  • Wine bottles (all colors)
  • Liquor bottles (all colors)
  • Water bottles (all colors)

Do NOT include:

  • Any broken glass
  • Mirror glass
  • Window glass
  • Picture frame glass
  • Glass drinking cups and glasses

Plastic Sacks and Produce Bag Recycling Tips

Recycling vest type carrier bags and produce bags is EASY! Here's how:

  1. All colors are fine.

  2. Please remove all rigid supporting material, yarn, paperboard, receipts and other contents.

DO include these kinds of bags:

  • Plastic merchandise sacks from Walmart, Lowe's, Bed Bath and Beyond, Harps and other stores
  • Produce bags from Walmart, Marvin's IGA, and Harps

Do NOT include:

  • Any soiled or unclean or wet sacks or bags

Collection containers

Curbside recycling container and plastic film collector

 

Indoor organics container
Indoor organics container

Closing the curbside containers
Please put the black lid on the curbside container after you are finished.  It is important to keep moisture out of the bin.  To close the curbside container lid, press down on the side tabs.

 

 

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