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Most communities provide residential curbside collection of yard waste, and it can be dropped off at several participating local businesses.

Find a Curbside Program. Grass clippings can be composted at home or through curbside or drop-off yard waste programs. All leaves from trees, shrubs, and plants can be composted at home or through curbside or drop-off yard waste programs. If the paper is coated with a plastic coating or foil, it is not accepted. These materials are accepted in all residential curbside recycling programs and at all SWACO drop-off recycling locations.

Steel and aluminum cans are accepted for recycling. Empty aerosol cans are also accepted as long as the material in the can was not hazardous like insect killer and the tip has been removed. Labels do not need to be removed. Please rinse containers when necessary. See Scrap Metal for options on recycling other metal objects.

Please rinse containers when necessary and put lids back on and they will be recycled too! All plastic bottles, jugs and tubs: All plastic bottles with a neck smaller than the base, plastic tubs, fruit cups, and yogurt containers can be recycled in your residential program.

Many types of cardboard items are recyclable, including corrugated cardboard, mail-order boxes, cereal boxes, paper towel rolls, and other items. Follow us on social: Facebook Twitter. Cant find what you're looking for? Tires Improperly discarded tires pose a significant environmental and health threat since tires provide an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus.

If you have more than 10 tires or have a large tire pile to be cleaned up, contact a registered tire transporter for disposal services. Contact the Ohio EPA for a complete list of registered tire transporters and other information about scrap tire management and clean-up.

Need to report an illegal tire dump in Franklin County? The following types of glass items do not belong in your curbside recycling or SWACO recycling location: No light bulbs No crystal No mirror or window glass No ceramics such as dishware or ovenware To learn more about the types of glass that can be recycled in Franklin County, please refer to the frequently asked questions page.

Quick Tip If the ceramics or glass items are in usable condition, consider donating them to a local charity that can reuse or resell the items to help support their mission. Pallets Pallets can be refurbished or recycled into mulch through specialized companies such as: 48forty Solutions DM Pallet Service Inc.

Pallets should be clean and without plastic wrapping. Broken Ceramics Do not place broken ceramics in your curbside recycling. They belong in the trash. The following types of glass items do not belong in your curbside recycling: NO light bulbs No crystal No mirror or window glass No ceramics such as dishware or ovenware To learn more about the types of glass that can be recycled curbside in Franklin County, please refer to the frequently asked questions page.

Coffee Pods Single-use coffee pods and capsules do not belong in curbside recycling. Durable Plastics Do not place durable plastic items such as plastic toys, buckets, hangers, milk crates, storage containers, kids furniture, and playsets in curbside recycling.

Aluminum Foil Aluminum foil and foil pans are not accepted for recycling and should be discarded in the regular trash. If you see illegal dumping and misuse of the containers, report it. Call or log on itsacrime. Mattress Currently, there are no local recycling options for mattresses. Construction Debris Construction and demolition debris is defined as materials resulting from the alteration, construction, destruction or repair of a physical structure.

This is the only time a plastic bag should be placed in a recycling cart or in a SWACO drop-off container. Shredded paper should not be placed loose in your recycling bin as it can contaminate the load of recyclables. These batteries can often be recycled at auto repair stores and auto parts stores.

Call your local store to confirm that they will accept your battery. All Lowes and Home Depot stores will accept batteries from power tools, as well as some other battery types. Safety first! In order to safely prepare batteries for recycling either place each battery in its own clear plastic bag before placing it in a storage container or tape the battery terminals with clear packing tape or non-conductive electrical or duct tape, keeping the label visible so that the battery type can be identified.

To safely prepare batteries for recycling either place each battery in its own clear plastic bag before placing it in a storage container or tape the battery terminals with clear packing tape or non-conductive electrical or duct tape, keeping the label visible so that the battery type can be identified. Paper Towels Unfortunately, paper towels are not recyclable. Not only is it better for the environment, it may save you money in the long run!

If you have a backyard composting bin or pile, paper towels and napkins can be a good source of carbon and can be composted along with other organic materials. Take-out Food Containers Unfortunately, take-out food containers are not recyclable with your residential recycling in Franklin County.

Many coffee shops will give you a discount for bringing in your own reusable cup! Consider participating in a mail-back program that accepts cups for recycling. Diapers Diapers must be disposed of in your residential trash. Polystyrene Unfortunately, polystyrene is a type of plastic material that is not recyclable with your residential recyclables in Franklin County. Carpet Some carpet installers may be able to recycle used carpet or padding. Columbus residents can call or use www.

Residents in other communities should contact their local political jurisdiction to determine if there are any bulk pick-up requirements. Room-sized pieces of new, unused carpet can be donated to Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Contact them at the link above for more information. Latex Paint Latex and water-based paints are not considered hazardous, and if dried or solidified can be disposed in your household trash.

Paint hardeners may also be purchased at the hardware store for this purpose. Leave the lid off to speed drying time and to let sanitation workers know that the can is not full of liquid paint. Call ahead to determine the cost. Books Books can be donated to a variety of charitable organizations throughout Franklin County. Useable Furniture Useable furniture intact, functioning furniture may be donated to a large number of charitable organizations in Franklin County.

Scrap Metal A wide variety of metal items can be recycled at scrap metal recycling facilities, including metal appliances and items made from aluminum, steel, copper, and iron. The recycling facility that accepts the mixed recyclables from your home is not designed to accept this material and it can cause significant problems at the recycling facility.

Household film or stretch plastic may be recycled at these locations! To determine whether the plastic can be recycled, pull the material to see if it stretches. If it stretches, it can be recycled at these locations.

If it does NOT stretch, it should be put in your household trash. If the retail store container provides instructions for the materials that they accept, please read and follow those instructions.

Plastic Bags Important Covid update: In response to the Covid outbreak, some retail stores have temporarily ceased their collection of grocery bags and therefore are NOT collecting this material for recycling. QUICK TIPS In addition to plastic grocery and retail bags, these locations accept food storage bags, produce bags, bread bags, newspaper bags, and other similar types of plastic bags.

These locations also accept the stretchable plastic wrapping from paper towels, toilet paper, and bottle water. If the retail store containers provide instructions for the materials that they accept, please read and follow those instructions. Goodwill for example, will accept items with holes or significant wear, and recycle into rags.

The items should be clean. Heavily soiled materials may not be accepted. Press both green buttons and hold them down as you twist once completely around the pod. Then release both buttons and separate the upper part of the pod from the plastic.

You can recycle your used coffee pod plastic and foil lids through your local municipality check their policies and procedures or Earth We created Recycle A Cup because we believe in contributing to a more sustainable community.

We thank you for taking the time to learn about our product so we can help take steps to preserve our environment together. Correspondingly, does Home Depot recycle power tools? It's time to 'Trade In, Trade Up' your power tools. Now through October 27 th you can bring in your used or broken power drills to any of our stores and we'll dispose of them using our zero landfill tool recycling process — which ensures every piece of material is reprocessed for reuse.

Beside above, what does Home Depot accept for recycling? Customers can drop off their rechargeable batteries in collection bins at Home Depot stores. The bins are then shipped to facilities where they are sorted and recycled. Various metals are extracted and used to create new stainless steel products, including pots and pans, new batteries and even golf clubs. Contact your nearest power tool dealer or service center to see if it will recycle your tool for you.

Some companies, including Bosch and Festool, allow consumers to drop off their old power tools at one of their dealers or service centers to be properly disassembled and recycled. Some tool companies, such as Bosch, allow customers to drop off their old power tools at one of their dealers or service centers. These tools are then properly disassembled and taken to recycling centers.

Consumers can bring in their old power drill to any Home Depot U. In addition, on Nov. How do I dispose of 9 volt batteries? To safely dispose of batteries with lithium or batteries of greater than 9 volts, put clear packing, masking or electrical tape on the batteries' terminals or sandwich the batteries between two layers of tape e. What can I recycle at Lowes?

At participating Lowe's store, customers can drop off expired, unbroken CFLs, any rechargeable battery up to 11 pounds and all used cell phones and plastic shopping bags. The products are shipped to recycling facilities for processing.