Yilan County Recycling Guidelines 2005
GENERAL
CATEGORY
RECYCLABLE?
SPECIFIC EXAMPLES
DISPOSAL PROCEDURE
Paper
No
Diapers, Tissue, carbon paper, wax paper, paper with adhesive,
plastic-coated paper. Sand paper, heat transfer paper
Take to trash truck.
Yes
(items made from
Newspapers, magazines, printed paper, photocopy paper, fax
paper, wrapping paper, cardboard containers, notepaper,
Remove tape, plastic covers,
staples, wire and any other
paper pulp)
calendars, paper bags, recycled paper, flyers, pamphlets,
cardboard rolls, phone books, paper boxes, corrugated
cardboard, books, paper shopping bags, envelopes, name
cards, paper cups, wedding cookie boxes, notebooks, any other
clean paper
non-paper material.
Take to recycle truck.
Yes
Water containers, milk cartons, other paper cartons for dairy
products.
Remove straws, empty, and flatten
items.
Paper Cartons
Take to recycle truck
Metal Cans
No
Coolers, propane or butane cans, inkpads, fire extinguishers
Make sure containers are empty.
Take to trash truck.
Yes
Metal containers for: food, drink, alcohol, vinegar, water, milk,
oil, cosmetics, cleaning solutions, paint
Steel Products: window frames, sheet iron, rods, grating,
boxes, pencil boxes, nails, tacks, bowls, doors, hooks, steel
Empty, rinse and flatten items.
Take to recycle truck.
drums, clocks, pans, cabinets, wire
Aluminum
Yes
Aluminum containers for : water, edible oil,
Aluminum products: pots and pans, bowls, window frames,
wire
Empty, rinse and flatten items.
Take to recycle truck.
Ceramics
No
Vases, alcohol jars, other ceramic (clay) products
Take to trash truck.
Other metals
Yes
Copper-covered wire, rust-proof metals, staplers,
plastic-coated metal basket, scissors, silverware, keys,
doorknobs, metal clothes hangars, copper products, non-steel
gas bottles
Take to recycle truck.
Plastic
No
Helmets, plastic sheeting, child car seats, plastic foam flooring, Take to trash truck.
laminate, bicycle pedals, plastic wrap, inkpads, traveling bags,
tape, raincoats, pens, straws, toothbrush, rolls of film, white
out, pagers, erasers for chalk/white boards,
Yes
Containers made of : PET, PVC, PP, PE, PS
Plastic Containers made for : water, milk, tea, other drinks,
edible oils, cleaning solution, shampoo, lotion
Plastic Products: boxes, audio and video cassette boxes, bowls,
chairs, tables, film containers, CD boxes, plastic notebooks
and binders, floppy disk boxes, plastic wedding cookie boxes,
Empty and rinse items.
Remove recording tape from audio
and video cassettes.
Take to recycle truck.
Tupperware, toothpaste tubes, vases, clipboards, tubing and
hoses, glue bottles, baskets, hangars, watering cans, food
plates,
Glass
No
Safety glass, Pyrex, fire-proof glass, bathroom fixtures, glass
door or windows, mirrors, fish bowls, light bulbs, other glass
products
Wrap in newspaper and label as
“glass”
Take to trash truck and warn truck
workers to be careful.
Yes
Containers for: cosmetics, food, cleaning solutions, alcohol,
vinegar, paint, edible oil, dairy products,
Glass plates, cups, bowls
Remove lids, caps and straws
Empty and rinse.
Separate into clear, brown and
green glass.
Plastic bags
No
Dirty bags (ex. From oils, soup, or blood), cookie wrappers,
tea bag wrappers, pastry or dessert containers
Take to trash truck.
Yes
Clean plastic bags
Take to recycle truck.
Foil/plastic
containers
No
Gum wrappers, foil paper, no items made of foil paper
Take to trash truck.
Yes
Boxes for juice, milk, edible oil, dairy products
Remove straws, empty, and flatten
items.
Used clothing
No
Election flags or advertising banners, advertising vests,
pillows, blankets, quilts, socks, shoes, yarn, belts,
carpets, rags, curtains, gloves, cushions, floor mats,
tablecloths, aprons, stuffed toys, puppets
Put in recycle truck
Yes
Clean and undamaged only--Pants, shirts dresses, coats,
suitcases, other outer clothing, towels, bed linens, underwear,
Put in marked recycle clothes
boxes or take to recycle truck
No
Solid tires or special purpose tires
Return to a tire vendor.
Yes
Normal pneumatic tires
Put in recycle truck
Large
Appliances
No
Wooden music boxes
Taek to trash truck
Yes
TV, refrigerator, washing machine, air conditioner, copy
machine, stereos/speakers, air cleaners
Put in recycle truck
Appointments can be made to pick
up large items
Electronics/
No
Interior computer components (CPU, graphics card)
Put in trash truck
computers
Yes
Laptop and desktop computers, monitors, exterior disk drives,
power sources, machine cases, printers
Put in recycle truck
Appointments can be made to pick
up large items
Tires
Small
appliances
No
Telephones, tape recorders, handheld electronic games,
console games, fax machines, VHS.VCD/DVD players
alarms, camera, video disks, mosquito catchers, calculators,
non-electric thermos
Yes
Electric thermos, hot plates, dehumidifiers, rice cooker, water
cooler, dryers, hair dryers, ovens, heaters, dish dryers, coffee
Put in recycle truck
makers
Disposable
tableware
Leftover food
No
Plastic forks, plastic knives, chopsticks, toothpicks, dental
floss
Yes
Paper tableware, plastic plates, lunchbox containers,
cups/bowls, spoon, instant noodle bowls, styrofoam
Yes, for pigs
Edible leftovers, vegetables, meats including fish, lamb, beef,
chicken, dick, gooses and pork, fruit, bones.
Remove any non-leftover material.
Put leftovers in container on trash
truck
Other materials
Yes for
compost/fertilizer
Shells, hard fruit peels (example watermelon) tree leaves, corn
husks, flowers, grass, twigs
No
Toy balls, film, asbestos, wooden tools, whiteboard, other
plastic material, pens, erasers
Yes
Cars, scooters, machine oil and lubricants, CDs, VCDs, DVDs,
clean and empty fish tanks, large styrofoam pieces
Put in other compost can (if
available) or give to truck worker
For cars, scooter and oil, call
080-085-717 for pickup.
For large stryofoam pickup, call as
for large applicances
Aerosol Cans
Florescent
Light Bulbs
Yes
Pesticide cans
Put in recycle truck
Flourcent light tubes
Separate from other recycling and
carefully put in recycling truck