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(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of recycling tips from the City of Covington's Neighborhood Services Department, Solid Waste & Recycling Division.)
 
COVINGTON, Ky. – Plastic isn’t the only material that causes “can or I can’t I? recycling anxiety.
 
So does glass.
 
Courtesy of Rumpke Waste & Recycling, the City of Covington’s partner, here are some practical answers on what you can and can’t put in your City recycling cart:
 
“Yes”
·      Olive oil bottles.
·      Makeup bottles (if rinsed well).
·      Peanut butter bottles (if rinsed well).
·      Jelly, mustard, mayonnaise etc. (again, rinse).
 
“No”
·      Broken glass.
·      Perfume bottles.
·      “Essential oils.”
·      Window glass.
·      Mirrors.
·      Drinking glasses.
 
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