Recycling

• There is curbside pick-up of your recyclables once every two weeks in Reston, Sinclair, Pipestone & Cromer.  Recyclables must be at the end of your driveway before 8:00 a.m.
• Although recyclables do not need to be sorted it is appreciated if paper is separate from other recyclables. If paper is shredded a clear bag is better than a blue box so it doesn’t blow away.
• Blue boxes with lids may be purchased from the Municipal Office for $10.00. 
• Should you have more items than your box will hold, additional materials may be placed in clear plastic bags.  Items in regular, non-clear garbage bags will not be picked up.
• Questions or concerns should be directed to the R.M. of Pipestone at 877-3327 or tina@rmofpipestone.com.

2012

                                                        Curbside Recycling Schedule

             
              January, 2012            3, 17 and 31                               July, 2012                 10 and 24                        February, 2012              14 and 29                           August, 2012                  8 and 22

              March, 2012                   14 and 28                          September, 2012            6 and 20

              April, 2012                     13 and 27                           October, 2012                 4 and 19

              May, 2012                      11 and 28                           November, 2012            2 and 19

Commercial recycling pickup will be the day following residential curb side pickup.

 

Sorted Recyclables, not in plastic or grocery bags may also be dropped off at the
Reston Landfill site during regular hours

Recyclables should be sorted into four categories as follows:

• 1. Glass
• 2. Newspapers (includes glossy paper and magazines)
• 3. Cardboard and Boxboard
• 4. Mixed (includes all plastic, tin, and aluminum cans).

•  Aluminum can be remelted into any product made from aluminum

•  PET (#1) Plastics (soft drink bottles) can be made into carpeting, fiberfill for pillows, ski jackets & sleeping bags, t-shirts, sweaters, automotive parts and floor tiles

•  Glass is used in landscaping, drainage, fill material, paving and A-base for sidewalks

•  Steel (Tin) Cans used instead of iron ore to make steel use 50% less water in processing. When one ton of steel is recycled, 2500 pounds of iron ore, 1400 pounds of coal and 120 pounds of limestone are conserved!

•  Newsprint is made into new newsprint. The Sunday comics this week may be the Sports pages from 2 months ago!

Acceptable Recyclable Materials

•  Newspaper (flyers & inserts)

•  Telephone Books

•  Magazines & Catalogues (including glossy paper)

•  Office Paper (bond paper, envelopes, kraft paper, etc.)

•  Shredded Office Paper

•  Boxboard (boxes: cereal, laundry detergent, toys, shoes, pizza etc.)

•  Corrugated Cardboard

•  Aluminum Cans

•  Steel/Tin Cans (no need to remove labels)

•  Glass Jars & Bottles (Liquor bottles and glass jars)

•  Gable top beverage cartons (milk, milk products & juice cartons)

•  Tetra Pak Containers (beverage containers)

•  PET #1 Plastic (soft drink bottles, some food & personal care product containers)

•  HDPE #2 Plastic containers (milk jugs, some food & personal care product containers)

•  LDPE #4 Plastic (containers and lids from margarine, yogurt & other food products)

•  PP #5 Plastic (margarine, yogurt & other food products)

•  #7 Plastic Containers (Ketchup, syrup, margarine containers, etc.)

All Containers should be rinsed and bottle caps removed.
Boxes should be flattened.