As most of you know, Rumpke offers a weekly curbside pickup of recyclables.  They are now allowing cartons (milk, cream, for example) and aseptic packaging (soup, soy milk, juice) in with your recycling (see http://www.rumpke.com/docs/default-document-library/faq-about-cartons-rumpke.pdf) .  You will need to remove caps and straws before placing these items in the bin, but rinsing is not necessary.

Butlercountyrecycles.org  details instructions for recycling a number of other items locally, including:

• Appliances
• Latex Paint
• Computers/Televisions
• Prescription Medications
• Tires
• Fluorescent Lightbulbs
• Household Batteries

And believe it or not, many stores are accepting old Christmas lights for recycling.  This year Lowe’s has a bin out front to collect old lights.  Call ahead be sure it’s still there.

Finally, if you do not use Rumpke or CSI Waste for curbside recycling, three recycling drop-off stations are available to Butler County residents.  They can be found at the following locations:

• Beckett Park, 8650 Union Centre Blvd. (inside park between Muhlhauser barn & ballfields)
• Keehner Park, 7211 Barrett Rd.
• Voice of America Park, 8070 Tylersville Rd.

They accept the following items: newspapers, magazines, junk mail, phone books, brown paper bags, office paper, cardboard, paperboard (such as cereal boxes), plastic bottles and jugs, glass bottles and food jars, aluminum cans, steel cans and empty aerosol cans (remove tip).