Video about how and what to recycle in NYC

Like many other places, NYC recycling bags have 2 colors: blue and green.

In order to use our good intentions and efforts in the proper manner, I beleive helpful to provide a reminder list of what we can put in each category of bags. 

RECYCLING: MIXED PAPER (green decal)

newspapers, magazines, catalogs

white and colored paper (lined, copier, computer, staples OK)

mail and envelopes (any color, window envelopes OK)

paper bags

wrapping paper

soft-cover books, telephone books (paperbacks, comics, etc.; no spiral bindings)

cardboard egg cartons and trays

smooth cardboard (food and shoes boxes, tubes, file folders, cardboard from product 

packaging)

corrugated cardboard boxes (flattened and tied)

RECYCLING: BOTTLES, CANS & FOIL (blue decal)

milk cartons & juice boxes (or any such cartons and aseptic packaging for drinks: ice tea, soy milk, soup, etc.)

plastic bottles & jugs only

glass bottles & jars only

metal cans (soup, pet food, empty aerosol cans, dried-out paint cans, etc.)

aluminum foil wrap & trays

household metal (wire hangers, pots, tools, curtain rods, knives, small appliances that are mostly metal, certain vehicle license plates, etc.)

bulk metal (large metal items, such as furniture, cabinets, large appliances, etc.)

source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/recycle_what.shtml