Curbside Options
The following is a list of area residential waste haulers that may give you recycling bins to use in conjunction with your regular trash pickup. Call for recycling availability:
Waste Management: 800-343-6047
H.W. Mann: 937-324-1324
Rumpke: 800-223-3960
Vince: 937-323-3640
CJ's Refuse Hauling, LLC: 937-244-8779
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.*
Batteries (Lead Acid)
Advance Auto | 937-525-9772 (N. Limestone) or 324-5009 (S. Limestone) |
Auto Zone | 937-324-2112 |
Wal-Mart | 937-399-0704 (Bechtle) or 937-652-2827 (Tuttle Rd.) |
Batteries (Household)
Batteries Plus | 937-398-0044 |
Cell Phones
Jackson Lytle & Lewis | 937-399-2822 |
Best Buy | 937-324-8377 |
Target | 937-324-2584 |
PetSmart | 937-323-6730 |
Concrete and Blacktop
OMAC Hauling Recycling Center | 937-324-7567 |
City Wide | 937-323-3506 |
Clothes Hangers and Dry Cleaning Bags
Capitol Dry Cleaning | 937-324-7567 |
Dolbeer’s Dry Cleaners | 937-323-0123 |
Eyeglasses
New Image Eye Center | 937-399-4101 |
United Senior Services | 937-323-4948 |
Jackson Lytle & Lewis | 937-399-2811 |
Lenscrafters | 937-525-9244 |
Shawnee Optical | 937-323-1233 |
Wal-Mart | 937-399-0704 (Bechtle) or 937-652-2827 (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. | 937-399-9013 |
Goodwill, 291 E. Leffel Lane | 937-324-8638 |
Best Buy Recycles
Best Buy stores will accept for recycling most consumer electronics without charging a fee. A $25 fee is charged for tube TVs smaller than 32” and flat-screen TVs smaller than 50", Larger TVs and flat screens are not accepted. Items accepted for free include battery backups, cables and connectors, power inverters, portable media players, projectors, DirecTV set-top box/converters, DVD/Blu-ray players, VCRs, remotes, surge protectors, TiVO, and others. 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, and smart phones free of charge. For more information on Best Buy’s recycling program, go to www.bestbuy.com and, under the "Services" menu, click on "Recycling Your Old Products."
Motor Oil
Advance Auto | 937-525-9772 (N. Limestone) or 937-324-5009 (S. Limestone) |
Auto Zone | 937-324-2112 |
Compton Power Equipment | 937-390-3998 |
Grismer Tire | 937-322-1074 |
TSC Farm House Auto Store | 937-399-8664 |
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. | 937-325-9289 |
Springfield Recycling | 937-322-4118 |
PSC Metals, Inc. | 937-328-3330 |
Packing Peanuts and Bubble Wrap (also plastic packaging "pillows")
Box King | 937-322-8117 |
The UPS Store | 937-399-6877 |
Plastic Grocery Bags (Avoid them by shopping with a reusable bag!)
Kroger (All Spfld. Locations) | 937-323-0340 (Bechtle) or 937-390-1481 (Derr) |
Meijer | 937-323-0267 |
Wal-Mart | 937-399-2312 (Bechtle Ave.) or 937-652-2834 (Tuttle Rd.) |
Power Equipment (Lawn mowers, Chainsaws, Weed-eaters, etc.)
Compton Power Equipment | 937-390-3998 |
Printer Cartridges
Best Buy | 937-324-8377 |
Target | 937-324-2584 |
Recycling Center | 937-521-2020 |
Propane Cylinders (10 lbs. or larger, grill-type tanks)
Suburban Propane | 937-864-7327 |
Scrap Metal (applicances, cans, etc.) GET PAID!
City Wide | 937-322-5870 |
Springfield Recycling | 937-322-4118 |
PSC Metals | 937-328-3330 |
Stoves
OMAC Hauling Recycling Center | 937-324-7567 |
String Lights (Christmas lights)...........Recycling Center
Tapes (VHS and cassette).....................Recycling Center
Trees and Yard Waste......see Compost page.
Tubs and Toilets
L & L Salvage | 937-324-0122 |
ReStore | 937-325-0369 |
OMAC Hauling Recycling Center | 937-324-7567 |
Wood and Wooden Pallets
Buckeye Diamond | (800) 782-7517 |
OMAC Hauling Recycling Center | 937-324-7567 |
Washing Machines & Dryers
OMAC Hauling Recycling Center | 937-324.7567 |
Water Heaters
OMAC Hauling Recycling Center | 937-324-7567 |