Get Into the Mix With Blacksburg Recycling  

Blacksburg recycling customers may recycle mixed paper and commingled containers curbside. Please refer to the following guidelines.

Mixed Paper:

• All clean, dry paper that can be torn including: newspaper, cardboard, office paper, magazines and catalogs, junk mail, phonebooks, paperboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes, etc.), construction paper, colored paper, envelopes with and without windows, tissue paper, and wrapping paper.
• Cardboard must be no larger than 3’ x 3’. Please cut large pieces to this size. Place cardboard that will not fit in the bin underneath the bin.
• Items with food residue will not be accepted. Plastic padded envelopes, waxy or laminated paper, food to go boxes, carbon paper, paper towels, tissues, used paper plates and cups, and hardback books are also not accepted. Absolutely no non-paper items.

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