Where can I recycle....

Where can I recycle.......
Do you have a material to recycle that is not accepted at one of the District's drop-off sites? There are several locations that accept other types of recyclable materials. Just find the material on the list below and follow the link to the recycling facility:

Christmas Trees
Pallets
Cardboard
Foam Peanuts
Foam Egg Cartons
Household Hazardous Waste
Wood Wastes
Paint
Plastic grocery bags
Appliances and Scrap Metal
Antifreeze
Tires
Old Propane Tanks
Computers and Electronics
Oil and Batteries

Christmas trees
The District recommends reusing your live Christmas tree for an animal habitat; all you need to do is set your old tree out back. The District also has a Christmas tree recycling program that runs from December 27 to January 31 of each year.

Pallets
The Ohio EPA Office of Pollution Prevention has a state-wide list of pallet recycling facilities.

Cardboard
There are several places that accept cardboard:
J&J Refuse, 2403 Chase Road, Carrollton (330) 627-2424
Summitville Recycling, 32250 Lewis Rd, Summitville (330) 223-1800
BFI - Salem, 1717 Pennsylvania Ave, Salem (330) 337-5156

Please call each location to verify hours of operation.

 Foam Peanuts
Most stores that provide UPS/FedEx shipping services will be happy to take your foam peanuts; call before you go to be certain that they will accept them. Listed below are known locations that accept peanuts from consumers:
Best Shipping, 1385 Canton Road, Carrollton (330) 627-2747
Mail Boxes, Etc (all MBEs accept foam peanuts)
For more information about foam peanuts, go to www.loosefillpackaging.com.

Foam egg cartons
The National Polystyrene Recycling Company accepts foam egg cartons for recycling. U.S. Postal Service Priority Mail costs about $4.00 to ship two pounds anywhere in the U.S (parcel post will be cheaper; go to USPS.com to calculate shipping costs). This is an ideal way to recycle PS foam because of the low density. It has been estimated that 40 egg cartons (the average annual generation of egg cartons) weigh less than 1.5 pounds.

Ship your PS plastics to:
National Polystyrene Recycling Co.
1700 W. 119th St.
Chicago, IL 60643

There is a press release about the facility at the Illinois Municipal Review.

Household Hazardous Waste
The best way to recycle HHW is to use all non-hazardous materials whenever possible. Dover, NH Community Services has a comprehensive list of environmentally-friendly alternatives to HHW. Not only do they work as well as the "chemical products", but in most cases they are cheaper, too.

If you must use a hazardous material, only buy what you need and use it all up if possible. Don't buy the 5-gallon size if all you need is a half-gallon, even if the 5-gallon size is "a better deal". If you have household hazardous wastes to dispose of, please bring them to the District's HHW collection events. The District's events are usually held in the fall; check the District's home page in the fall for more information.

Wood Waste
If your business generates a quantity of woody wastes that can not be disposed on-site, call Wood Waste Recycling in Pennsylvania. They can provide roll-off containers.
Wood Waste Recycling (724) 947-9445

See The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Wood Waste page for more information about wood waste.

Paint
When buying paint, choose latex-based paints instead of oil-based. Latex paints clean up with water, which eliminates the need for thinner (a hazardous material). Only buy what you need (e.g., quarts instead of gallons). If you have any paint left over, donate it to a community organization, theater groups, schools or you neighbor. Small amounts of left-over paint can be dried up and the can disposed at the Scrap Metal recyclers listed below.

Plastic grocery bags
These stores have a large plastic barrel where plastic grocery bags can be recycled:
* Thornes IGA, 501 W. Main St, Carrollton
* Wal-Mart

 Appliances and Scrap Metal
You can always recycle scrap metal at:
Solomon Scrap and Salvage, 7099 Salem-Unity Rd, Salem (330) 337-0491
Six Recycling, 505 Maple St, East Liverpool (330) 385-1452
Mike Morvatz in Carrollton (330-627-5936 or cell 330-575-7750) accepts appliances and scrap metals.

Please call before you visit to verify the hours of operation.

Antifreeze
Unfortunately, there are no facilities that recycle antifreeze within the District boundaries. However, most Valvoline Instant Oil Change and Pep Boys locations recycle antifreeze. There are Valvoline Instant Oil Change and Pep Boys stores in Mahoning and Stark counties. Please recycle your old antifreeze at one of these locations. (Or bring it to the District's next HHW collection - keep checking the main page for updates.)

Tires
There are two tire monofills near the District that accept tires; these are not recycling facilities, but rather they are specialized disposal facilities that only accept tires.
American Landfill, 7916 Chapel St (off SR 44), Waynesburg, Ohio 44688 (330) 866-3265
Liberty Tire 14864 Lincoln Way SE, Minerva, Ohio 44657, (330) 868-0097

Please call before you visit to verify the hours of operation.

Old Propane Tanks
Do you have an old-style propane tank (with a non-OPD valve)? Did you know that you can not always trade them in for a new tank and it is illegal to dispose of them in landfills? There is an outlet for these type of tanks: Eichler Propane [(330) 337-8625] will take them for $3.00 per tank.
Computers and Electronics
Go Surplus in Salem and Canton accepts Computers, TVs and other electronics. Call for more information and to verify that they will accept your items.
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