Paper, Paperboard, Magazines, and Cardboard

Accepted at Kent County Recycling & Education Center

HOW TO RECYCLE:

1. Remove any plastic strapping, bags, packaging, or foam from the paper container. Plastic windows on envelopes are okay but not preferred. Be sure to double check for food, like pizza crusts, and tear off any greasy parts of paperboard/cardboard container. Minimal tape & staples are okay.
2. Flatten paperboard or cardboard containers. Be sure the cardboard is no larger than 2 foot by 2 foot–if it is please make it smaller.
3. Toss in the recycling bin

WE DO NOT ACCEPT:

• TANGLERS–long rolls or sections of paper (butcher paper), gift wrap/wrapping paper, box strapping
• Laminated paper (photos/photographs/photography paper), stickers/sticker paper, tissue paper, paper that is dirty or greasy including napkins or paper plates, hard cover books, hard cover or spiral bound notebooks, 3-ring binders (three ring binders), thermal receipt paper, shredded paper (even if bagged)

PAPER & CARDBOARD FACTS:

• Each ton of paper made from recycled fibers instead of virgin fibers conserves 7,000 gallons of water, 17-31 trees, 4,000 KWh of electricity, 60 pounds of air pollutants.
• In 2019, Kent County recycled enough paper to equal 288,000 trees!