Politics & Government

Tolland Officials: Be Wary of 'Unacceptable Items' in Recycling Bins

Some wrong items have been found in the bins, they said.

Tolland officials this week asked residents to refrain from putting  "unacceptable items" into the recycling stream.

Town officials said non-recyclable items that have recently been put to the blue recycling bins include:

• Plastic bags

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• Styrofoam 

•  Coolers

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• Food Waste 

• Trash

• Diapers

• Clothing

• Garden hoses.

Town officials said resident should not put recycling in plastic garbage bags. Recyclables should put in the totes loose, they said. 

Residents can visit the following link for a full listing of acceptable and unacceptable items:

http://www.tolland.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Single-Stream-Recycling-List.pdf


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