Each week, residents make a conscious effort at the "point of pitch" to recycle all types of paper; glass jars and bottles; plastic bottles and containers; steel cans; and aluminum beverage cans.  These items are placed in a designated cart or bin and picked-up at the curb or alley.  Once recyclable materials are collected from the curbside, they are taken to a Materials Recycling Facility or MRF to be sorted and baled.  Then the materials will be reprocessed - chipped-up and melted down to make new products.  By recycling, resources are conserved and landfills do not fill up so quickly. 

In addition to recycling aluminum cans at home, students have an opportunity to participate in the Can Manufacturers Institute's (CMI) Great American Can Roundup School Recycling Challenge.