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Postal Customer <br />Inside <br />Arden Hills, MN . 55112-5734 <br />Flavored Tobacco Litigation Update <br />Garden Plot Rentals <br />Spring/Summer Parks & Rec Guide <br />Permit Requirements Reminder <br />Spring Road Construction <br />ECR-WSS <br />PRST STD <br />U.S. Postage Paid <br />TWIN CITIES, MN <br />Permit #1962 <br />Ready to Recycle: What to Do with Disposable Cups, Straws, and Utensils <br />The convenience of “take it to go” can make recycling confusing: which <br />disposable items can be recycled or composted, and which should be <br />trashed? Here’s a handy guide, compiled from Ramsey County’s A to Z <br />Recycling & Disposal guide (ramseycounty.us/residents/recycling-waste/ <br />a-z-disposal-guide), to help you wade through the choices. <br />Recycle It <br />● Plastic cups and lids with a #5 recycling number <br />● Coffee sleeves (made of cardboard) <br />Compost It <br />● Paper or plastic to-go cups and lids with BPI certification <br />● Straws with BPI certification (may be printed on the wrapper or the straw itself) <br />● Utensils with BPI certification (may be printed on the wrapper or the utensil itself) <br />BPI certified items are accepted at Ramsey County’s food scraps collection sites <br />(ramseycounty.us/residents/recycling-waste/collection-sites/food-scraps). <br />Trash It <br />● Styrofoam™ cups <br />● Plastic and paper to-go cups <br />● Plastic straws <br />● Plastic utensils <br />Still not sure? When in doubt, throw it out. It is best <br />to avoid contaminating the food scraps or recycling <br />collection. So, if you just don’t know, throw your <br />disposable item in the trash. <br />What To Do with Different Types of Glass <br />Not all types of glass are <br />recyclable. Some types of glass <br />have a different melting point <br />than others and cannot be mixed <br />together. Keep in mind the <br />following, and you’ll be ready to <br />recycle. <br />Okay in curbside recycling cart: <br />• Glass bottles – OK to leave <br />caps on <br />• Glass jars – OK to leave caps <br />on <br />Should be placed in the trash: <br />• Broken glass <br />• Drinking glasses <br />• Window glass <br />• Mirror glass <br />• Glass cookware <br />• Mason jars and glass vases