Recycling Services are provided to residents by the Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority. The Recycling Authority will pick-up recyclables at Manchester Village curbsides each Thursday morning starting at 7:30 am.
Material Preparation Procedures:
Newspaper and Junk Mail
Newspapers and all glossy inserts are OK
Collect in a brown paper bag: secure with tape or string
Keep dry for collection
Magazines, Catalogs, Paperback Books, and Phone Books
Bag together, separate from newspaper mix
Collect in a brown paper bag; secure with tape or string
White Office Paper
Bag seperately from all other papers
Collect in a brown paper bag; secure with tape or string
Cardboard, Cereal Boxes and Paper Bags
Flatten corrugated cardboard boxes and cut into 2' x 2' squares
Flatten boxboard - such as cereal, tissue, and shoe boxes
Brown paper grocery bags, or same paper bags to be used for recycling
paper
Consolidate in a paper bag separate from newspaper mix
Staples and tape are OK
Plastic Bottles
Only bottles
Bottles labeled #1(PET) or #2(HDPE)
Milk jugs, water, juice, and detergent bottles
Only bottles with a thick neck
No tubs (butter/yogurt type containers)
No motor oil containers
Rinse well and flatten; labels may be left on
Remove caps and lids from all bottles
Bag bottles or secure with a string
Glass Bottles and Jars
Clear, green and brown containers (no blue)
Rinse clean, labels may be left on
Remove caps (recycle steel caps with cans)
No plates, china, ceramics, mirrors, or windows
Tin and Aluminum Cans
Aluminium and steel cans and lids
Remove labels, rinse out, and flatten if possible
Empty aerosols are OK
No scrap metal or hangers
Call (734) 475-6160 for recycling questions, or visit the website: www.wwrarecycles.org
This service is paid for by a special assessment on the Manchester Township winter tax bill.
