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September 13, 9am-1pm
Anderson Park, Normal

Town of Normal

Normal has drop-off boxes for recycling at various convenient locations around town open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Separate your recyclable material into three categories; one for containers, one for corrugated cardboard and another for paper products. Materials accepted in this program and examples are listed below. All materials should be cleaned and boxes flattened. For more information, please visit the Town of Normal Recycling Information website.

NEW: Bloomington-Normal Residential Recycling Illustrated Flyer

Containers

*Note: All containers should be emptied of liquid before recycling.

• Plastic Bottles: #1,2,3,4,5 & 7 plastic containers includes: milk, water, pop, detergent, shampoo, salad dressing bottles, etc. and plastic 6 and 12 pack plastic ring carriers. Lids may be included; keep on the container after cleaning.
• Grocery Containers: #4 & 5 plastic resin such as margarine tubs, frozen dessert cups, six and twelve pack rings, yogurt cups, and narrow neck syrup and ketchup bottles. Lids may be included; keep on the container after cleaning.
• Glass Bottles and Jars: Clear, brown, green or blue.
• Aluminum Cans: Also clean disposable trays, pans and foil.
• Steel Cans: Includes empty aerosol cans, beer bottle caps
• Other: Juice boxes (no straws), gable top cartons, plastic buckets such as kitty litter containers (5 gallon size maximum).

Paper Products

• Newspaper: Newsprint and all inserts.
• Paperboard: Cereal boxes, food boxes, frozen food boxes, beverage boxes, tissue boxes, and other such containers.
• Corrugated Cardboard: Cut down to newspaper size only.
• Magazines
• Junk Mail/Envelopes
• Telephone Books
• Computer Paper/ School Paper
• Gift wrap
• Paper egg cartons
• Books: Soft-cover or hardcover books with the hard covers removed.

Not Acceptable

• #6 plastic - polystyrene including Styrofoam and egg cartons
• Plastic drink cups, dinnerware, and ceramics
• Medicine bottles
• Motor oil containers
• Plastic bags including grocery, bread and dry-clean bags, plastic-wrap
• Flexible vinyl squeeze tubes such as toothpaste, facial cleaners, etc.
• Windows, mirrors, drinking glasses, dishes, soiled towels or napkins
  

Drop Box Locations

• Jewel-Osco, 901 S. Cottage
• Kroger Landmark Plaza, E. College Ave.
• Normal Tax Assessor's Office, 304 E. Mulberry
• University Center, 1101 N. Main St.
• Wal-Mart, 300 Greenbriar
• Wal-Mart, 2225 W. Market St. (Bloomington)
• Illinois Wesleyan University (Shirk Center Lot)
• Illinois State University (Locust and Normal Ave parking lot)
• Chiddix Junior High School Lot, 300 S. Walnut St.
• Parkside Junior High School Lot, 101 N. Parkside Rd.
• Prairieland Elementary School Lot, 1300 E. Raab Rd.
• Kingsley Junior High School Lot, 303 Kingsley St.

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