Single Stream Specifications for Sales to WM Recycle America, L.L.C.
Commingled Recyclables, consisting of recyclable glass, aluminum, cans, plastics and papers, generally collected from residential recycling, as follows:

Materials Accepted:
Aluminum food and beverage containers
Glass food and beverage containers – brown, clear, or green
Ferrous (Iron) cans PET plastic containers with the symbol #1 – with screw tops only, without caps
HDPE natural plastic containers with the symbol #2 – narrow neck containers only (milk and water bottles)
HDPE pigmented plastic containers with the symbol #2 – narrow neck containers only, without caps (detergent, shampoo bottles, etc.)
Plastics with symbols #3, #4, #5, #6, #7-narrow and screw top containers
Newsprint
Old corrugated cardboard
Magazines
Catalogs
Cereal boxes
Telephone books
Printer paper
Copier paper
Mail
All other office paper without wax liners

Materials Not Accepted, include but are not limited to (“Unacceptable Materials”):
Microwave trays
Mirrors
Window or auto glass
Light Bulbs
Ceramics
Porcelain
Plastics unnumbered
Plastic bags
Coat hangers
Glass cookware/bakeware
Household items such as cooking pots, toasters, etc.

All glass containers must by empty and free of metal caps and rings and contain less than 5% food debris. All tin cans, bi-metal cans, and aluminum cans must be empty and contain less than 5% food debris.
All aerosol cans must be empty with less than 5% content
All plastic containers must be empty, caps removed; less than 5% food debris.
All Fiber must be dry and free of food debris and other contaminating material.
Tissues, paper towels or other paper that has been in contact with food is not acceptable.
Recyclables may contain up to 5% Unacceptable Materials, provided however,

Recyclables may not:
Materially impair the strength or the durability of the COMPANY’s structures or equipment, or
Create flammable or explosive conditions in COMPANY’s facilities;
Contain dry cell batteries of lead acid batteries;
Contain chemical or other properties which are deleterious or capable of causing material damage to any part of COMPANY’s property, its personnel or the public; or Contain Excluded Materials defined as any waste tires, radioactive, volatile, corrosive, flammable, explosive, biomedical, infectious, bio-hazardous, regulated medical or hazardous waste, toxic substance or material, as defined by, characterized or listed under applicable federal, state, or local laws or regulations, or other waste not approved in writing by COMPANY.

Loads not meeting the specifications may be rejected in whole or in part by COMPANY.