Mixed Paper Recycling Guidelines

I mentioned recently that my city is fabulous in what items they will pick up at the curb for recycling. The thing I feel has the most impact is mixed paper. Some people, particularly my next door neighbor, do not know exactly what mixed paper is though. Here is the list my city provided when mixed paper pickup began and which I have posted on my fridge:

Accepted:

Newspapers and inserts
Phone books
White, colored, and glossy paper without food residue
Junk mail and envelopes (plastic windows okay)
Catalogs and magazines (no plastic wrappers - put those in the plastic/metal/glass bin)
Cereal and cake mix boxed (liners removed - put those in the plastic/metal/glass bin)
Computer and plain fax paper
NCR paper (carbonless)
Paper ream wrappers
Construction art paper (less than 50% painted)
Paper egg cartons
Non-metallic gift wrap and greeting cards
Manila folders, hanging files (remove metal hanging strips)
Shredded paper (place in paper bags, no plastic bags)
Paper bags
Self stick notes
Paperback books
Shoe or clothing boxes (flattened)
Store receipts (NCR carbonless are okay)
Staples, paper clips, labels and tape are okay

Not Accepted: (most of these should be obvious because they are not paper but my neighbor still puts these things in and the city felt they needed to be listed)

Food contaminated paper, plastic or foil (plastic and foil, once washed, can go in the plastic/metal/glass bin)
Milk, soy, juice cartons or pouches
Film plastic (e.g., plastic bags, bubble wrap – put these in plastic/metal/glass bin)
Beverage cups, coffee cups
Binder clips (staples and small paper clips are okay)
Thermal fax paper or carbon paper
Donut boxes, fast food cups, take out containers/wrappers
Foam egg cartons (put these in the plastic/metal/glass bin)
Foil (put this in the plastic/metal/glass bin)
Food and candy wrappers, snack or potato chip bags (most of these can go in the plastic/metal/glass bin)
Frozen food boxes/cartons
Hardback books
Ice cream cartons
Paper covered with paint or pet waste
Pizza boxes
Plastic coated papers (photographs)
Tyvek mailing envelopes, padded envelopes (Tyvek can go in the plastic/metal/glass bin)
Spiral bound notebooks or vinyl binders
Tissues, paper towels, paper plates
Waxed cardboard
Blueprints
Courrugated cardboard (continue to bundle and place next to your recycling cart)