Waste and Recycling

Overseen by the Facilities and Waste Management Committee, the Waste & Recycling team manages the operations of the Town’s waste management facility, located directly behind the Fire/Maintenance Building next to the Town Hall.

Please follow the Recycling Procedures below for recyclable goods. We need CLEAN RECYCLABLES ONLY to make this system work!

Recycling Procedures

• All recyclables are commingled in one container EXCEPT aluminum cans (see below).
• Do not bag recyclables. No plastic bags in recycling containers! (Plastic grocery bags may be recycled at Walmart or Marketplace in Hayward.)
• Clean items only! Rinse all cans, jars, jugs, pans, foils, etc. clean! No need to remove labels
• Flatten all cardboard boxes
• Aluminum cans are collected separately by the transfer station attendant. All proceeds from their sale goes to the Town of Spider.

These items are ACCEPTED:

• Aluminum cans
• Aluminum pie pans, aluminum foil, etc. (only if clean)
• Steel and tin cans
• Plastics numbered #1, #2 or #5 only!
• Clear, brown, or green glass food or beverage containers only!
• Newspaper, magazines, flyers, copy paper, catalogs, paper grocery bags, junk mail, cardboard.

These items are NOT ACCEPTED:

• No aerosol cans
• No paint cans or any can that held chemicals (e.g. Automotive oil, antifreeze, windshield fluid containers)
• No styrofoam, plant pots/trays, salt & topsoil bags, plastic packaging, toys, plastic foam products.
• No rubber, fabric, used paper plates, or dryer lint.
• No drinking glasses, dishes, light bulbs, headlights, window glass, ovenware, mirrors, crystal and clay pots.
• No boxes that go in refrigerator such as: milk/juice cartons, pizza boxes.
• No items with wood unless wood is removed
• No scrap aluminum in the recycling container but it can be placed in scrap metal container.