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OHIO — Rumpke customers can now recycle more after the company expanded its list of recyclable materials this month. 

Along with the usual glass bottles, metal cans and cardboard, the waste and recycling company now accepts plastic tubs, jugs and bottles. This includes empty tubs of butter, sour cream, yogurt and fruit cups. 

Rumpke recommends emptying all containers, and there's no need to separate them or remove any labels. For cartons, remove any caps or straws and for plastic bottles, crush them and reattach lids. 

The company doesn't recycle plastic bags, cassette tapes, bed sheets, hangers, metal chains, garden hoses, batteries, needles, syringes, electronics, polystyrene foam, buckets, car parts, food, yard waste, light bulbs, drinking glasses, ceramics, pots, pans and scrap metal.

"The average American generates nearly one ton of trash a year, creating serious problems if it all goes into the landfill," Rumpke wrote on its website. "Identifying recyclables and committing to household recycling practices goes a long way in reducing waste."

Rumpke serves mostly central and southern Ohio customers, parts of Kentucky including Louisville and Lexington, along with areas of Indiana.