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Recycling Drop Off Stations - Specialty Recycling Center - Other Recycling Outlets

Curbside Options

The following is a list of area residential waste haulers that will give you recycling bins to use in conjunction with your regular trash pickup

Waste Management: 800-343-6047
Rumpke: 800-223-3960
Vince: 937-323-3640
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Recycling Drop Off Stations

Locations and hours

• West Recycling Station, Springfield
  1602 West Main Street
  Open 8 am – 5 pm, Monday – Friday
  Closed government holidays
• North Recycling Station, Springfield
  525 East Home Road
  Located behind the Children’s Home, near the Health District
  Always Open
• South Charleston Recycling Station
  Southwest Landmark Lot
  149 North Chillicothe Street
  Always Open

Each Station has THREE large bins

• One for paper 
• One for paperboard and cardboard 
• One for cans, glass, and plastic 

Please Note

• Items placed in the bins should NOT be in plastic bags or trash bags.
• We ask that you carefully review the list of acceptable items and the correct methods of preparation. Items not listed as acceptable will be considered CONTAMINATION and may increase program costs.
• The West Station has an additional container for books.
• The West Station office sells 18-gallon recycling bins for $10 each.

What is accepted

Plastic

• Plastics #1 and #2 (Just check the bottom of the container)
• Household containers for products like:
  • Soda
  • Salad Dressing
  • Milk
  • Water
  • Laundry and Cleaning Products

Glass

• Beverage Bottles
• Food Jars
• All Colors of Glass Accepted

Metal

• Tin food cans (canned veggies, pet food, sardines, etc.)
• Aluminum & steel beverage cans
• Aluminum foil and pie pans
• Aerosol spray cans (must be emptied)

Paper and Cardboard

• Newspapers, including the glossy inserts
• Milk, juice, and drink cartons
• Food boxes (remove liners)
• Phone books
• Junk mail or other papers
• Magazines
• Office paper
• Corrugated cardboard

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Specialty Recycling Center

Specialty Recycling requiring a small fee (cash only)

Location

1602 W Main St
Springfield, Ohio 45504
get a map here

Hours

Thursdays
9a.m. - 12 noon, 4-6 p.m.

First Saturday of each month
9 a.m. - noon
When the first Saturday falls on a holiday weekend, the Center will open on the second Saturday

WHAT IS ACCEPTED

Electronics

• Televisions and monitors, $.10 a pound. (Limit 5 per visit)

Note: TV tubes by themselves are a flat $10 fee.

• All other electronics are FREE. We take computer systems, stereo equipment (except speakers), VCR's, DVD players.
• Best Buy also recycles electronics, Click here to learn more
• Goodwill Industries also recycles computers. Click here to learn more
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Latex Paint*

• $.25/lb fee
• Limit 10 gallons per visit

Used Tires

• $.10/lb fee
• Limit 10 tires per visit

Fluorescent Bulbs

• $.50 each fee
• No crushed bulbs
• HID (High Intensity lamps) $1 each and UV lamps $2 each.

NiCad and Rechargeable Batteries

• Free

Appliances Containing CFC's

• Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers
• $5.00 each (other appliances accepted for free)
• Limit 5 per visit

Secure Document Destruction

• $.10 per lb
• Limit 2 bankers boxes per visit

*Oil-based paint can be held for our next Hazardous Waste Collection (date and place to be determined). Dried paint can be safely disposed of in your regular trash. To learn how to properly dry your paint click here

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Other Recycling Outlets

If you’re willing to go the extra mile to recycle your waste, here are some outlets you may find useful. *Please call ahead to confirm acceptance of these items.*

Antifreeze

Grand Vista Oil Recycling / Environmental Services

882-1367

Batteries (Lead Acid)

Advance Auto	525.9772 (N. Limestone) or 324.5009 (S. Limestone)
Auto Zone	324.2112
Wal-Mart	399.0704 (Bechtle Ave.) or 652.2827 (Tuttle Rd.)

Cell Phones

AT&T Retail	327.1600
Best Buy	324.8377
PetSmart	323.6730

Concrete and Blacktop

OMAC Hauling Recycling Center

324-7567

Clothes Hangers and Dry Cleaning Bags

Capitol Dry Cleaning	324-7567
Dolbeer's Dry Cleaners	323.0123

Eyeglasses

Drs. Roark & Dawson	399.4101
Elderly United	323.4948
Jackson Lytle & Ingling Williams	399.2811
Lenscrafters	525.9244
Shawnee Optical	323.1233
Wal-Mart	399.0704 (Bechtle Ave.) or 652.2827 (Tuttle Rd.)

Electronics

Goodwill Stores

Goodwill, through a partnership with Dell, accepts most computer-related equipment free of charge. Both Clark County stores are involved in this program. Items accepted include desktop and laptop computers, monitors, printers, hard drives, scanners, keyboards, mice, cords, speakers, and ink and toner cartridges. For more information on the Goodwill program, check out:

http://reconnectpartnership.com/

Goodwill, 1961 N. Bechtle Ave.	399-9013
Goodwill, 291 E. Leffel Lane	324-8638

Best Buy Recycles

Best Buy stores will accept for recycling most consumer electronics, including televisions and monitors up to 32”, flat screens up to 60", computer CPUs and notebooks, small electronics, VCRs and DVD players, phones as well as accessories such as keyboards, mice and remotes. No fee is charged for this service. In addition, all Best Buy stores offer recycling kiosks in the entryway where consumers may drop-off cell phones, rechargeable batteries, ink-jet cartridges, gift cards, CDs, DVDs, PDAs and smart phones free of charge. For more information on Best Buy’s extensive recycling and reuse program, go to www.bestbuy.com and, under the "Services" menu, click on "Recycling."

Best Buy

324-8377

Oil

Advance Auto	525.9772 (N. Limestone) or 324.5009 (S. Limestone)
Auto Zone	324.2112
Compton Power Equipment	390.3998
Grismer Tire	322.1074
TSC Farm House Auto Store	399.8664

Oil Filters:

Carefully punch a hole in the filter and allow it to drain in a pan for 24 hours. Recycle the oil (see above locations) and take the used filter to Staker Alloy (at the corner of Lagonda and James St.).

Other Metals

Staker Alloys, Inc.	325.9289
Springfield Recycling	322.4118

Packing Peanuts and Bubble Wrap (also plastic packaging "pillows")

Box King	322.8117
The Ups Store	399.6877

Plastic Grocery Bags (Reduce the use by using your own canvas bags!)

Kroger (All Spfld. Locations)	323.0340 (Bechtle) 390.1481 (Derr) /328.6730(N. Limestone) /324.3151 (S. Limestone)
Meijer	323.0267
Wal-Mart	399.2312(Bechtle Ave.) or 652.2834 (Tuttle Rd.)

Power Equipment (Lawnmowers, Chainsaws, Weed-eaters, etc.)

Compton Power Equipment

390.3998

Printer Cartridges

Best Buy	324.8377
Pet Smart	323.6730

Propane Cylinders

Suburban Propane

864.7327

Stoves

OMAC Hauling Recycling Center

324-7567

Trees and Yard Waste

C&S Tree Recycling Center

323.4273

Tubs and Toilets

L & L Salvage	324.0122
OMAC Hauling Recycling Center	324.7567

Wood and Wooden Pallets

OMAC Hauling Recycling Center

324.7567

Washing Machines & Dryers

OMAC Hauling Recycling Center

324.7567

Water Heaters

OMAC Hauling Recycling Center

324.7567

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