Recyclables that can't ride along in the garbage
These are banned from the garbage stream because they have somewhere better to go. Most are surcharged once they pass a share of the load, so separating them before the truck is tipped is what keeps a load cheap.
- Beverage containers, except milk product containers
- Glass, metal, recyclable plastic and composite containers
- Corrugated cardboard
- Recyclable paper
- Yard trimmings
- Food waste
- Clean wood
- Expanded polystyrene packaging
When it costs extra: Most are surcharged above 5% of the load, with all banned materials combined capped at 5%. Food waste is allowed to 25% and expanded polystyrene to 20%, and those two are excluded from the combined total.