Recycling at County Facilities

The County's Transfer Stations and NRDC'S (Drop Boxes) have designated recycle areas. Please check the list below to see what's accepted. There is no fee charged for residential customers. NO PLASTICS accepted for recycling at County facilities.

Note: If recycling at your curb, check with your private hauler for their list of accepted items and instructions.

Businesses may recycle at private recycling facilities (see yellow pages) or sign up for curbside collection from local haulers.

PLASTICS

• Plastics are NOT accepted for recycling at any County facility.

COMPUTERS, MONITORS, & TV'S

• Please see the E-Cycle and Take -It-Back programs

METAL FOOD & BEVERAGE CANS

• Empty & wash out all food
• Remove & recycle paper labels
• Flatten cans to save space
• Aluminum foil is okay only if washed clean
  
  No cans used for paint or chemicals
  No aerosol spray cans
  No soiled foil or pie tins
  (Tin cans and scrap metal go in separate bins)
  
  

TIN CANS

• Empty & wash out all food
• Remove & recycle paper labels
• Flatten cans to save space
  
  No cans used for paint or chemicals
  No aerosol spray cans
  No soiled foil or pie tins
  (Metal cans and scrap metal go in separate bins)
  

GLASS BOTTLES & JARS

• Remove & discard lids
• Sort colors 
• Empty & rinse out all food
• Leaving labels on is okay
  
  No broken glass
  No drinking glasses or window glass
  No light bulbs, ceramics, or "Pyrex"
  (Fluorescent tubes & bulbs go in separate area)
  
  

MIXED PAPER

• Includes advertising mail, magazines,c atalogs, envelopes (windows OK), cereal boxes, dry food boxes, soda & beer boxes, brochures, old bills, cancelled checks, paper egg cartons, phone books, paperback books (no hard cover books). Shredded paper OK-must be contained in a paper bag-no plastic bags 
• Remove plastic from product packaging
• Flatten boxes
• Staples & paper clips OK
• Remove & discard wax paper or plastic liners
  
  No pizza boxes, paper towels, paper plates, tissues, carbon paper, disposable diapers or hardcover books
  No waxed, greasy or plastic-coated paper or cardboard such as milk cartons & juice boxes
  No frozen food or drink packaging
  No foil wrapping paper
  
  

NEWSPAPER

• Includes anything that comes with a newspaper, such as advertising inserts
  
  Do not tie with string— leave loose in recycling container
  
  

CARDBOARD

• Includes brown paper bags and brown wrapping paper
  
  No food on cardboard
  No pizza boxes
  No waxed cardboard
  (Beverage boxes, cereal boxes go in different bin)
  
  

SCRAP METAL (Households)

• 8 ft. or less (must be 85% metal or more)
• Appliances accepted: washers, dryers, stoves, ranges, hot water tanks, microwaves and dishwashers-if 85% metal.
• NO refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, heat pumps or dehumidifiers

FLUORESCENT TUBES/BULBS (Households)

• Up to 12 bulbs (larger quantities to Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Station)
• Wrap or bag appropriate so they will not break during transit.
  Do not tape tubes together.

HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES

• Dry cell: AA, AAA, C, D, 9V
• NiCad
• Lithium
• Rechargable batteries

LEAD ACID BATTERIES (Households)

• Limit 3
• Larger quantities to Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Station

MOTOR OIL (Households)

• Up to 10 gallons
• Transport in non-breakable sealed container 
• Larger quantities to Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Station

OIL FILTERS (Households)

• Transport in non-breakable sealed container

ANTIFREEZE (Households)

• Up to 10 gallons
• Transport in non-breakable sealed container 
• Larger quantities to Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Station

PROPANE TANKS

• Limit 3
• BBQ size or smaller