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. . <br /> ...: <br /> Wisconsin Recycles07 <br /> The following items are banned from Why ban items from the <br /> landfill and incinerator? <br /> landfills and incinerators statewide and The items on this list are made of <br /> should be reused, recycled or composted. materials that can be reused in new <br /> products.Some also have toxic <br /> components that we do not want in our <br /> Containers Appliances groundwater,air or soil.Recycling and <br /> composting allow landfills to last longer, <br /> #1 and #2 plastic bottles l i Air conditioners provide markets with valuable reusable <br /> and jars I I Boilers materials,create jobs,and <br /> prevent pollution. <br /> Aluminum containers i i Clothes dryers <br /> Bi-metal cans i i Clothes washers Why not ban more materials? <br /> Glass containers Dehumidifiers Corrugated cardboard is banned while <br /> : . Steel (tin) cans i Dishwashers waxed cardboard is not.Some things <br /> with plugs,like computers,are banned, <br /> Freezers while others,like toasters,are not.Why? <br /> Paper and Cardboard 0 Furnaces Current bans cover some of the most <br /> easily reusable or most toxic materials <br /> Corrugated cardboard <br /> M Microwaves on the market today.Eventually more <br /> 0 Ovens items may be added to this list as new <br /> Magazines, catalogs,and recycling markets develop or the types <br /> other materials on similar 0 Refrigerators of materials we throw away change. <br /> paper t° Stoves <br /> Newspaper and newsprint Water heaters <br /> materials Some communities go above <br /> t.l Office paper Electronics and beyond what is required by <br /> state law.Check with your local <br /> Ll Cell phones government or recycling service <br /> Yard Materials l ; Computers — desktop, provider to find out what additional <br /> laptop, netbook,tablet materials are accepted for recycling <br /> ti Grass clippings in your area.For more information <br /> Debris and brush under Computer monitors <br /> about Wisconsin's recycling <br /> 6" in diameter Computer keyboards and program,search"recycle"at <br /> Leaves mice dnr.wi.gov.Wisconsin's recycling <br /> Computer scanners requirements apply to everyone in <br /> Computer speakers the state at all residences and places <br /> Vehicle Items • Desktop printers of work or play. <br /> I ' Lead-acid vehicle batteries (including those that fax <br /> and scan) <br /> Tires* i , DVD players,VCRs, DVRs u <br /> I. i Used oil filters nra�w,r. <br /> and all other video players Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources <br /> Waste oils It External hard drives Bureau of Waste and Materials Management <br /> Fax machines P.O.Box 7921,Madison,WI 53707 • (608)266-2111 <br /> These items may be burned in a solid waste DNRWasteMaterials@wisconsin.gov <br /> treatment facililty with energy recovery. rl Flash drives/USBs The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources provides equal opportunity <br /> in its employment,programs,services and functions,under an Affirmative <br /> • Other items that plug into Action Plan.If you have any questions,please unite to Equal Opportunity Office, <br /> Department of Interior,Washington,D.C.20240. <br /> a computer This publication is available in alternative format(large print,Braille,audiotape <br /> etc)upon request.Please call(608)266-21 I 1 for more information. <br /> ' Televisions PUB-WA-15742012 ® Printed on Recycled Paper <br />