Next Sunday, recycling center open 7am - 12pm, fairgrounds

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Recycle Rallies for 2020:

 

Sunday 01/26/20. In the Boquete Fairgrounds

 

All Sunday Rallies are from 7am-12:00pm

WHAT WE CAN RECYCLE:

 

Plastic

The plastic should be free of organic material, free of liquids. NOTE: look for a number on the packaging that identifies type of plastic.

We accept:

#1 PET (number 1 in the triangle) (mainly beverage bottles)

#2 HDPE (number 2) (laundry detergent, shampoo bottles, etc.)

#4 LDPE (number 4) (bags for vegetables, supermarket bags etc)

#5 PP (number 5) (packaging of Philadelphia or cocoa for example)

What we cannot accept: Trash containing liquids

Important: Crush the material, so they take up less space and remove lids

 

Paper:

The material should be sorted by type of paper

We accept: · White paper · Colored paper · Magazines/journals · Telephone-books · Newspaper

We cannot accept: · Napkins · Toilet paper

Important: When all types of the mentioned paper are mixed we will pay less

 

Cardboard

The cardboard should be taken apart and trimmed

What we accept:

· Cartons · Cardboard · Egg boxes (cardboard)

What we cannot accept:

· Cartons with food waste · Pizza boxes

Important: The cardboard must be dry and clean

 

Tetra Pack

Rinse out, take off plastic pour spout and squashed.

We accept: products which come with the logo of Tetra Pack. If you don’t see “Tetra Pack” on the container, it’s trash.

Important: The material must be clean

 

Metal

The material must come clean and separated, without organic leftovers.

We accept: · Iron / scrap metal · Copper · Bronze · Aluminum · Soda cans (CRUSH THE CANS!!)

 

We cannot accept: · Cars · Aerosol · Displays · Printer

Concerning the electronic scrap metal: We just accept CPU, UPS, Laptops and Mobiles without the batteries

 

Glass

Clean bottles only.

We NOW accept:

All glass bottles. Please remove the lids