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Mixed Paper

WHAT: Cardboard, magazines, newspaper, office paper, catalogs, cereal boxes, telephone books, envelopes, "junk mail."

HOW: Be sure to flatten all cardboard.  Keep clean and dry. No need to separate.  If you shred your paper first, please put it in a paper bag and tape or staple it shut. This will keep it from blowing out of your bin and around your neighborhood.

WHAT NOT: Do not include: paper items with food residue or plastic bags.

WHERE: All trash collection companies pick up mixed paper. You may also take mixed paper to any of the recycling drop-off centers except Baron Cameron.  (NOTE: The Town of Herndon has separate seasonal collection of telephone books at their drop-off center.)