Mixed Paper:

• All clean, dry paper you can tear including: newspaper, cardboard, office paper, magazines and catalogs, junk mail, phonebooks, paperboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes, etc.), construction paper, colored paper, envelopes with and without windows, tissue paper, and wrapping paper.

• Cardboard must be no larger than 3’ x 3’. Please cut large pieces to this size. Place cardboard that will not fit in the bin underneath the bin.

• Items with food residue will not be accepted. Plastic padded envelopes, waxy or laminated paper, food to go boxes, carbon paper, paper towels, tissues, used paper plates and cups, and hardback books are also not accepted. Absolutely no non-paper items.

Commingled Containers:

• #1 and #2 plastic bottles and jugs

• Aluminum cans and clean foil

• Glass bottles and jars - all colors

• Steel/tin cans

• Rinse all containers thoroughly

• No styrofoam, plate glass, ceramics, mirrors, non-bottle or jug plastics, or higher number plastics will be accepted.

Both mixed paper and commingled containers can be recycled in your blue bin, but the items must be separated using a paper bag, box, or other container. Place recyclables in your blue bin curbside.

For more information, call the Town of Blacksburg Refuse and Recycling Office at (540) 961-1806, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Apartments and businesses interested in Mixed Paper Recycling should ask for Rachael Budowle, the Solid Waste Community Programs Coordinator.

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