Alamance County enacted a Recycling Ordinance in 1992. It mandated all county residents recycle certain items instead of throwing them in the garbage. These items are called "target" recyclables.




Mandatory Target Recyclables
Plastic Bottles (except Motor Oil & Pesticides bottles)
Aluminum Cans
Clear/Brown Glass
Newspaper
Corrugated Cardboard
Office Paper (Commercially Generated)
Other Recyclables Accepted
Steel/Metal cans
Magazines/Catalogs
Phone Books

