Environmental
Click on the school link below to view the
events taking place at each school
Henking School Environmental Programs
Hoffman School Environmental Programs
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What to Recycle
Recycling 101 for your home, apartment or commercial recycling program
Click here for more information from Groot
PAPER
- Newspaper (with inserts)
- Magazines/Catalogs
- Telephone Directories
- Office/School Paper
- Advertising/Junk Mail
- Kraft Brown Paper Bags
- Corrugated Cardboard
- Paperboard/Chipboard
- Cereal Boxes
- Pasta Boxes
- Clothing Boxes
- Tissue Boxes
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PLASTIC
- All plastic bottles and containers with these symbols underneath.
Examples are:
- Plastic beverage and food containers
- Milk, water and juice bottles
- Liquid detergent, fabric softener, bleach, shampoo
- Yogurt cups
- Vegetable oil bottles
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METAL
- Aluminum Cans
- Steel or tin cans
GLASS
- Bottles and jars only.
- Brown, green and clear glass.
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Recycling Preparation
- All materials may be mixed together.
- Paper may be placed in paper bags (optional).
- Flatten all corrugated cardboard and paperboard boxes.
- Remove any non-paper packing material.
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- Rinse all recyclables free of food residue and remove lids.
- Use PAPER bags when possible.
- It is okay to leave the caps on your plastic containers.
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DO NOT: For the Love of Recycling
- DO NOT: recycle wire hangers (please return to your cleaners).
- DO NOT: recycle mirrors, lightbulbs, window glass, or ceramics in recycling container.
- DO NOT: include soiled paper fibers (oily pizza boxes, paper napkins, etc.)
- DO NOT: recycle batteries.
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- DO NOT: place materials in plastic bags.
- DO NOT: include styrofoam, wood, plastic film, plastic bags, plastic toys, or diapers in recycling containers.
- DO NOT: recycle electronics.
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Help make Glenview a little greener and get on the Green Team
For more GREEN ideas, check out our local efforts at
www.takebabysteps.org
