• Please flatten all cardboard boxes. • Empty and rinse all containers.
Please follow all guidelines carefully. Questions? Please contact:City of Columbia Public Works110 Santa Fe PikeColumbia, TN 38401(931) 388-8650www.columbiatn.com
City of ColumbiaRecycling Guidelines
Aluminum & other metal cans (no food debris)
These items are not accepted:
• Glass• Styrofoam• Electronic waste (batteries,
cell phones, computers, etc.)• Hazardous waste (paint,
pesticides, cleaners)• Used oil or oil containers• Window panes, mirrors,
ceramics• Medical waste (syringes,
needles, etc.)• Yard waste• Food waste• Trash
All plastic bottles and containers (#1 - #7)
Wide-mouth plastic containers and lids
#1 & #2 plastic bottles and jugs (caps removed)
File folders, office paper
Greeting cards, regular & junk mail
Paperboard boxes (cereal, pasta, tissue etc.)
Newspapers, brochures & inserts (no bags, do
not tie & bundle)
Loose metal jar lids & steel bottle caps
Corrugated cardboard (flattened, pizza boxes, shoe boxes, food
boxes [no food debris])
Magazines & catalogs Phone books
NEW!Milk, juice, broth,
soup and other food & beverage cartons
Guidelines provided by:
12/2010
Empty aerosol cans (no paint cans)