Residential Recycling Guidelines

Recycle Bins are available at the Municipal Building located at 59 E. High St.

The following items MUST be recycled:

• Glass Containers: Food and beverage containers (bottles and jars) made of clear, green, brown and amber glass. (Does not include window glass, drinking glass, blue colored glass, light bulbs, Pyrex, ceramics, porcelain, pottery, mirrors, etc.).
• Metal Cans: All beverage and food cans made of aluminum, steel, tin or bi-metal (aluminum & steel). Does not include other aluminum and metal products such as foil, pie plates, hangers, etc.
• Plastic Containers: Food and beverage containers made of PET plastic (polyethylene teraphthalate) or HDPE plastic (high density polyethylene). Includes plastic soda bottles, milk jugs, water bottles, detergent bottles, and food containers. Check the bottom for a number 1-7 in the triangular recycling symbol.   (Does not include plastic tubs such as yogurt and butter containers, toys, plastic packaging, etc.)
• Newspaper: Clean newspaper.  

Prepare recyclables as follows:

• Glass Containers--remove caps and lids. Rinse container, labels may be left on. Do not break glass.
• Metal Cans-Rinse, remove paper labels. Flatten cans to save space if needed.
• Plastic containers-Remove lids, rinse and flatten if space is limited.
• Newspapers--Tie in a bundle not to exceed 40 lbs. or place in paper bag. Do not put newspapers in a plastic bag, recycle your plastic bags at a local grocery store.

In addition to the mandatory items listed above, Waste Management will also accept magazines, color comics, glossy advertising inserts, and colored advertising inserts, small boxes that are flattened, cardboard that is of the size to fit in the bins, computer paper, and corrugated paper (No waxed paper such as the inserts in cereal boxes).

Place all recyclable materials in a Borough of Gettysburg recycling bin next to your trash container for regular weekly pick-up

All residents in the Borough of Gettysburg are required to recycle.

If you live in an apartment building, contact your landlord for Instructions.

Borough's contracted hauler: Waste Management 1-800-433-7317.

Recycle: It's the law. Let's all do our part to save our environment