550 4 1/2 ST NE
St. Cloud, MN 56304
320-253-3127
320-253-2054
Recycling is a very labor intensive business. Much of the labor costs involved are a result of sorting materials. You can help by sorting your recyclables in the following manner before transporting them to Python's Recycling:
PUBLIC SERVICES
* Drop-Off is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week * Aluminum Can Hours: Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm *
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PROPER PREPARATION
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RECYCLABLES
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ALUMINUM - Cans that are empty, clean, and dry - whole or flattened
Unacceptable: dirty, wet/icy, burnt cans, tin foil
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TIN - Food cans that are empty, clean, and dry - whole or flattened with labels off
Unacceptable: dirty, wet/icy, burnt cans, screw on lids, scrap metal
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GLASS - *Bottles and Jars ONLY - Beverage and food containers that are empty, clean, dry, caps removed, unbroken, and separated by color (green, blue, brown, and clear)
Unacceptable: light bulbs, mirrors, windows, dishes and glassware, ceramic, procelian, clay, safety glass, windshields
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PLASTIC - *#s 1, 2, 5 ONLY - Rigid plastic beverage and food containers that are empty, clean, whole, or flattened. Caps and lids must be removed. One gallon or less in size. Oil, antifreeze, and additive containers must be drained, and clean of all fluids. *Management will inspect these materials to judge acceptable conditions.
Unacceptable: hard plastic, plastic bags, toys, hose, caps, pipe, food containers (such as yogurt, cottage cheese, etc.). Ice cream buckets must have all metal handles removed
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NEWSPRINT - Must be clean, dry. Can be bagged, boxed, or bundled.
Unacceptable: dirty, wet/icy, burnt, any materials that did not actually come with the newspaper
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CORRUGATED PAPER - Brown packaging boxes that have corrugations within its construction. Must be clean, dry, whole or flattened
Unacceptable: Corregated that has been cut into pieces, dirty, wet/icy, burnt. *Cereal, cake mix, boxed food packaging, and soda/pop containers are fiberboard (see next category)
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FIBERBOARD - Cereal, cake mix, boxed food packaging, soda/pop containers are considered fiberboard. Must be clean, dry, flattened with liners removed.
Unacceptable: dirty, wet/icy, burnt, corrugated paper combined with fiberboard
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CATALOGS & MAGAZINES - *GLOSSY PAPER ONLY - Must be clean, dry. Can be bagged, boxed, or bundled. Each catalog and/or magazine must be 1/2 inch thick or less. Catalogs that are thicker than 1/2 inch must be torn down to size.
Unacceptable: dirty, wet/icy, burnt. *Non-glossy paper (see next categories)
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HARDCOVER BOOKS - *NON-GLOSSY PAPER ONLY - Must be clean, dry. Can be bagged, boxed, or bundled.
Unacceptable: dirty, wet/icy, burnt.
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PAPERBACK BOOKS - *NON-GLOSSY PAPER ONLY - Must be clean, dry. Can be bagged, boxed, or bundled. Unacceptable: dirty, wet/icy, burnt.
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OFFICE PAPER - Must be clean, dry. *Please ask for more information regarding this category.
*All materials listed must be separated, clean, and dry. If we can help in any way to make your recycling efforts successful, please ask. Thank you!