A.R.S. Refuse Service, Inc.

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ARS  provides residential recycling as part of a municipal contract with the Village of Archbold. In the Village of Archbold the recycling container is the responsibility of the home owner. If you move, the recycling container MUST remain on the property.

Please Help make recycling happen by preparing your recyclable materials as requested.  What can be recycled and how these materials have to be prepared is determined by the businesses that makes products from recycled materials.  Careful preparation and separation of recyclable's is important.  manufacturers require clean and contaminant-free materials to make new products. 

Corrugated Cardboard
Viewed from the edge, corrugated cardboard looks like this:

• Remove packing materials, such as foam, peanuts & bubble-wrap
• All paste boards boxes must have wax liner removed, including cereal boxes
• Flatten boxes and place beneath recycling container
• Cereal or other paperboard boxes OK
• NO wax-coated milk cartons or boxes
• NO juice containers

Beverage Cans 

• Please drain completely
• Aluminum & steel beverage cans will be separated automatically at the Recycling Center
• You may flatten cans to save space

Steel Food Cans

• Rinse clean
• Paper labels OK
• Place lid inside can and pinch end closed to keep lid inside

Newspaper 

• Stack in PAPER GROCERY SACKS ONLY.
• DO NOT pack in plastic bags or tie in bundles
• Loose newspaper can cause litter
• Wet newspapers CANNOT be recycled
• Shiny paper is OK

Glass Jars & Bottles ONLY!

• Throw away caps & lids
• MUST rinse clean
• Paper labels do not have to be removed
• NO window, ceramic, Pyrex or heat resistant glass
• NO china, dishes, light bulbs or mirrors

Plastic Bottles & Jars - Only #1 & #2

• Throw away caps
• MUST rinse bottles clean
• ACCEPTABLE
      CLEAR pop bottles
      GREEN pop bottles
      WHITE milk & water jugs
      COLORED detergent, softener & bleach bottles
• You may flatten plastic bottles to save space for home storage
• ONLY #1 & #2 Plastic is acceptable
      Non-coded or coded #3-7 WILL NOT be acceptable
• NO motor oil, transmission oil or antifreeze containers

Junk Mail - PAPER PRODUCTS ONLY

• Put all junk mail into PAPER GROCERY SACKS ONLY.
• Magazines and Catalogs OK
• Wrapping Paper OK

Scrap Aluminum

• Aluminum foil, pie & dinner trays
• PLEASE rinse clean
• Aluminum lawn furniture etc.
• Remove fabric and other contaminants

We appreciate Your Cooperation