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An article by Gail DeBoer in the May 6 Walker Pilot-Independent has lots of useful information about recycling. Here are some of the OK and NOT OK items in the various categories:
- Glass Containers
OK:
 | Glass bottles or containers of all colors. May have labels. |
| Broken window glass and ceramics |
NOT OK:
| Caps or lids on bottles |
| Auto glass |
| Light bulbs |
OK:
| Plastic bottles with necks, that have a recycling triangle with either a number 1 or 2 inside the triangle. Sometimes the words PETE or HDPF are printed below the triangle. Both are OK. Labels are OK. |
| Aluminum and steel cans |
NOT OK:
| Styrofoam, plastic toys, plastic bags, garden hose, PVC pipe |
| Caps on plastic bottles |
| Motor oil containers |
OK:
| Corrugated cardboard (flattened) |
| Newspapers (loose) |
| Office paper (must be bagged in brown paper bags) |
| Magazines and catalogs, including glossy newspaper inserts |
NOT OK
| Cereal boxes |
| Beverage cartons |
WHAT ABOUT SOME OF THE PROBLEM ITEMS?
 | Garbage - does not go to recycling bin sites! Garbage should be taken to
Cass County's main transfer station two miles north of Pine River on Hiway
371, or to one of the following transfer sites:
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Note: Transfer sites will accept recyclables as listed above, but RECYCLING BINS ARE NOT FOR GARBAGE!
| Used Fluorescent light Bulbs - do not go into recycling bins. However, both Walker Ace Hardware/Radio Shack and Walker True Value Hardware will take your used fluorescent bulbs for free. Just take them into the store. |
| Light Bulbs, Waste Oil, Oil Filters - do not go into recycling bins, but can be brought free by County residents to any of the transfer sites |
| Old Paint and Hazardous Chemicals - are accepted only at the Pine River Transfer Station, and only by appointment. Call 218-587-7287, or 888-910-2425, extension 1. |
| Tires - Residents may bring four per month to the Pine River Transfer Station at no charge |
| Household Appliances - Residents may bring one per month to the Pine River Transfer Station at no charge. |
Brochures listing proper recycling and disposal practices are available at the Environmental Services Department Desk in the Cass County Government Building. Information is also available online at www.co.cass.mn.us. Go to "Departments" and then to "Environmental Services", or go to the sidebar and choose "Garbage and Recycling."
