Recycling FAQ Guide

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Ever wonder what items can be recycled in the curbside pickups provided by First Choice Recycling and the items that you can recycle at the Chatham County (NC) recycling centers (such as at nearby Cole Park)?

This helpful recycle guide prepared by Vickie Shea and Maarten Simon Thomas for the Green Scene November 2015) identifies which items can be recycled in each of those recycling streams.


Also see: "Surprise! These 15 Common Grocery Store Items Are Almost Never Recyclable" in the December 7, 2015 edition of Mother Jones.

One key to follow is that if a plastic item does not have a number ranging from #1 to #7, do not recycle it.