WHY DID MY CART GET TAGGED AND WHAT DO I DO NOW?

If your cart receives an ‘Oops Tag’ it is because we found material that cannot be recycled in your recycling cart. After your cart has been tagged, it will not be picked up that week. Once you remove the materials marked on the cart tag, your cart will be serviced on the next scheduled collection day. There will be no fines associated with this program.

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1. WHAT IS THE RECYCLE RIGHT PILOT PROGRAM?
2. WHY IS THE PROGRAM NEEDED?
3. WHEN AND WHERE WILL IT TAKE PLACE?
4. HOW WILL NEIGHBORS BE NOTIFIED?
5. HOW WILL THE PROGRAM WORK?
6. WHAT IS CONTAMINATION?
7. WHY DID MY CART GET TAGGED AND WHAT DO I DO NOW?
8. WHAT ARE ACCEPTABLE ITEMS TO BE PUT IN MY RECYCLING CART?
9. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF RECYCLING?
10. WHAT INFORMATION ARE YOU GATHERING DURING THE TAGGING PROCESS?
11. SHOULD I BAG MY RECYCLABLES? ARE PLASTIC BAGS ABLE TO BE RECYCLED?
12. IF ONLY PLASTICS #1 AND #2 CAN BE RECYCLED, WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH PLASTICS #3-#7?
13. WHERE CAN I TAKE THINGS LIKE BATTERIES, METAL, AND ELECTRONICS?