Village of Evergreen Park

Recycling Program

Residential Recycling Materials Accepted

Commingled Containers:

                Aluminum Cans, Trays & Foil (trays & foil must be cleaned)

                Aseptic Packaging & Gable Top Containers (milk & juice cartons)

                Steel Cans and Tins

                PET Soda, Water, & Flavored Beverage Bottles (#1 clear and green plastic resin)

                HDPE Milk & Juice Jugs (#2 colored plastic resin)

                PVC Narrow Neck Containers Only (#3 plastic resin): such as health & beauty aid       

                products, household cleaners.

                LDPE Grocery Containers (#4 plastic resin); such as margarine tubs, frozen desert
                cups six and twelve pack rings

                PP Grocery Containers (#5 plastic resin); such as yogurt cups, and narrow neck

                syrup and ketchup bottles.

                #7 Plastic Resin Narrow Neck Containers Only

                Plastic Buckets, such as kitty litter containers(5 gallon size maximum)

                Glass Bottles and Jars (clear, brown, green); no window glass, dinnerware or

                ceramics.

                                Notes:

1.        All containers to be emptied and rinsed clean.

2.        No motor oil, insecticide, herbicide or hazardous chemical containers

3.        Plastic bags should be returned to grocery store

4.        No plastic film (no plastic sheets, tarps or wrap).

5.        No expanded foam or clear polystyrene per joint advisory from the Illinois Recycling Association, Illinois Department of Commerce $ Community Affairs, and Region 5 US Environmental Agency.

Residential Paper Fiber

                Newspaper, including inserts (remove plastic sleeves)

                Cardboard (no waxed cardboard)

                Kraft (brown paper) Bags

                Magazines, Catalogs and Telephone Books

                Office, computer, Notebook & Gift wrap Paper (no metal clips, spirals, binders)

                Chipboard  (cereal, cake & food mix boxes, gift boxes, etc.)

                Carrier Stock (soda & beer can carrying cases)

                Junk Mail & Envelopes (no plastic cards, stick on labels or unused stamps)

                Paper Back Books (no hard cover books)

All of the above items can be put in the blue bag.  They will be separated at the plant.  Visit www.rmcrecycle.com

Holiday Service Schedule

The following observed holidays will affect services:  New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Holidays that fall in the service week: for that week all services will be delayed one day for all trash, recycling and yard waste services.