Public Works Department Recycling 21 Howard Gap Road Ronnie Frady, Director

The Town of Fletcher provides curbside recycling to all Town residents. This is a contracted service with Curbside Management of Asheville. This recycling program provides our residents the easiest and most efficient way to recycle. We hope that if it is made easy, more people will be willing to participate.

The Town provides each household their first blue and green recycling bins at no charge. Additional bins are available at Town Hall for $5.00 each. Please DO NOT USE BAGS FOR EXTRA RECYCLING. We ask that you prepare your recyclables following the guidelines outlined below, place plastic, glass, metal, and flattened cardboard in the green bin and place mixed paper in the blue bin.  Bins should be out at curbside by 8:00 a.m. on pickup day. You can call Town Hall to find out the schedule and to answer other recycling questions.  This is a very easy program and can deliver great benefits if we all participate.

Items Which Can Be Recycled:

GREEN BIN

Plastic	Both #1 PETE (soda bottles) and #2 HDPE (milk jugs). Just check for these numbers on the bottom of the containers rinse, flatten and place in green bin.
Glass Bottles / Jars	Rinse glass containers, remove lids and rings, and place in green bin.
Metal Cans	Both aluminum and steel food and beverage cans.  Containers should be rinsed out and placed in green bin.
Newspapers	Newspapers with inserts. Place in Green Bin.
Cardboard	Must be flattened and tied in a bundle. This is corrugated cardboard only and does not include single-ply board such as cereal boxes, shoe boxes, or gift boxes  Maximum size of 4'x3'x1' stack.

BLUE BIN

Mixed Paper

Brown Paper Grocery Bags, catalogs, cereal boxes, christmas cards, construction paper, paper egg cartons, envelopes, frozen food boxes, glossy paper, junk mail, magazines, manila envelopes with clasp, office paper, paperback books, postit notes, shredded paper, soda & beer cartons, toilet & paper towel rolls, tv guides, wrapping paper.  Place in Blue Bin.

What is NOT Recyclable?

Milk Cartons, plastic bags, aluminum foil, pie plates, paint and aerosol cans, motor oil, antifreeze and pesticide bottles, plastic wrap, plastics marked with #3,4,5,6, or 7 symbol, light bulbs, dishes or cookware, drinking glasses, broken windows or mirror glass, styrofoam, baby diapers, carbon copy paper, dog food bags, hardcover books, juice boxes, black frozen food containers, paper towels, spiral bound notebooks, wax paper, nursery plant containers.

Recycling Tips:

Prepare your recyclables properly by removing all caps, rinsing cans and bottles, flattening cardboard and only including listed items. Incorrect or improperly prepared materials will be left in your bins.
Set your bins curbside by 8:00 am on your recycling day. Place a few feet away from your trash to avoid confusion.
DO NOT USE BAGS FOR EXTRA RECYCLING.

If your recycling is not picked up or you have additional questions, please call Curbside Management Inc. at 252-2532.

Please call Town Hall if you have recycling questions or experience problems with service.