Recycling Guidelines

This year, OCS continues the tradition of recycling. Please save your acceptable recyclable items and check your calendar for collection Mondays at school. They generally will occur every other week. Please refer to this post for what to bring and what to keep at home. Thank you!

OCS RECYCLING COLLECTION GUIDELINES

                                                                             

•     Aluminum Cans

                                                                                          

•     Fruit drinks

•     Glass Bottles (Brown and Green color) – Wine, beer, champagne, etc.

•     Plastic bottles – 2 liter, water, and sports drink bottles

•     Milk, OJ Cartons - Semi-see through 1 Gallon kind and smaller

•     Clear, see through plastic Cooking Oil containers

•     Jam and or Jelly Glass containers with the top off

Please DO NOT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING BELOW based on what is NOT accepted at the recycling center. Retain items listed below for your BLUE recycling container at home:

           

•     Whipped Cream, Sour Cream, Margarine or butter containers/tubs

•     Orange Juice containers made of NON-See through plastic, i.e.,

      Tropicana, Minute Maid OJ Containers with handles.

•     Liquid Detergent, Fabric Softener, Shampoo, Conditioner or

      bleach bottles of the same type

•     Metal Whipped Cream or Cheese Containers whose

      contents are sprayed through a nozzle.

•     Soup, chili, tuna, canned fruit and vegetable cans.

•     Plastic containers for ice cream, pies, cookies, muffins, danish, etc.

•     Perfume, Hydrogen Peroxide, Rubbing Alcohol

•     Vitamin and other Health care bottles, i.e., body lotion or powder, etc.

•     Liquid Detergent, Fabric Softeners or other laundry bottles.

•     Plastic or Tin Coffee Cans, Mustard or other condiment containers

•     Insecticide or Germicide containers

Again, please put this second group of items in your blue barrel at home for the city to pick up. Thank you in advance for making the process speed through much quicker and your continuing support of our school.