RECYCLING FAQS

Do I need to take the labels off of soup cans?
NO

Do glass/plastic jars need to be washed out? i.e. salsa jars, peanut butter?
YES

Should the caps of plastic bottles be removed?
YES

Can I throw a cereal box in the recycle bin?
YES

Should I break down cardboard boxes?
YES

Is Shredded paper ok?
NO

Shredded paper in plastic bags?
NO

Do newspaper’s need to be tied up?
YES

Can I put my recyclables in plastic bags?
NO

What number plastics are accepted?
Numbers 1-5

Can different colored glass go into the same container?
YES

Can everything go into the same container?
Yes we use a single stream process that is user friendly

Still unsure of what items you can recycle? Feel free to view our Recycling PDF to see what items are normally recycled and how you can do your best to recycle as much as possible.

We encourage everyone to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Nauset Disposal, committed to Cape Cod’s future.

What our customers are saying:

"I just wanted to say thank you Nauset, it meant so much when you called after my Mom’s trash wasn’t out for a couple of weeks. My mom was actually in the hospital. Mary called me out of concern for my Mom’s well being. I live in California and signed up for service for my Mother. Mary knew the circumstance, but her calling me to let me know something wasn’t right really showed me how much you care! "

Bob Biondi
San Diego, CA