departments & agencies
recycling / blue bag
81 Panther Branch Road
Alexander, N.C. 28701
(828) 250-5460
Blue Bag Instructions
Plastic Bottles: Don't worry about the number on the bottom. If the neck of the plastic container is smaller than the base, then it is recyclable. Please remove all lids.
Butter tubs, take-out containers, frozen meal trays and anything else that doesn't have a tapered neck cannot be recycled.
Note: Plastic bottles that contained motor oil or pesticides are specifically excluded from the disposal ban and cannot be recycled.
Aluminum and steel food and beverage cans should be rinsed and placed in a blue bag.
Clear, green, or brown glass bottles or jars should be rinsed and placed in a blue bag. Please remove all lids and rings from the glass.
Newspapers, mixed paper, office paper and magazines may be placed in the blue bag as well. They do not have to be bundled separately.
Cardboard must be flattened and tied in a bundle. This applies to corrugated cardboard only and does not include single ply board such as cereal or shoe boxes.
Please remember that plastic, metal, and glass go in the same blue bag. Cardboard must be bundled separately and placed at the curb with trash and blue bags for pick-up.