Local recycling options

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
H.W. Mann: 937-324-1324 (on some routes)
Rumpke: 800-223-3960
Vince: 937-323-3640 (on some routes)

Recycling Drop Off Stations

Locations and hours

• West Recycling Station, Springfield
  1620 West Main Street
  Office at 1602 West Main St., open 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday; closed government holidays.
  
  Parking lot with drop-off containers is open 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. seven days a week.
• North Recycling Station, Springfield
  525 East Home Road
  Located behind the Children’s Home, near the Health District
  Always Open
• Green Twp. Recycling Drop-off Station
  5467 Selma Pike, Springfield, bins located behind fire station
  Open during daylight hours
• Northridge Recycling Station
  1539 Student Avenue (parking lot of Pappy Maine Baseball Field)
  Always Open
• Mad River Township Recycling Station
  7952 Dayton-Springfield Road
  Enon
  Open during daylight hours
• Northeast Recycling Station
  At the corner of Old Columbus Road and State Route 54
  Pleasant Township
  Always Open

Each station has three kinds of bins

• Bins for paperboard and cardboard 
• Bins for paper (newspapers, magazines, catalogs, office paper). If a station does not have a separate bin for paper, the Rumpke bins can also accept paper.
• Bins for cans, glass,plastic, and paper  (These bins are serviced by Rumpke.)
• In addition, the West Station has a container for books and a yard waste bin.

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.

What is accepted

Plastic

• Plastics #1 and #2 (Just check the bottom of the container). To learn more about types of plastic, see our Guide to Plastics Recycling.
• Household containers for products like:
  • Soda
  • Salad Dressing
  • Milk
  • Water
  • Laundry and Cleaning Products

PREPARATION:

• Empty and crush, if possible
• Replace the lid

DO NOT RECYCLE

• Styrofoam
• Plastic bags or wrap (recycle at the grocery store)
• Containers used for motor oil, auto products, paint, solvents, lawn products, or chemicals.

Glass

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

PREPARATION:

• REMOVE & DISCARD LIDS
• Rinse well to remove food residues

DO NOT RECYCLE

• Drinking glasses or dishes
• Mirrors
• Window Glass
• Light Bulbs (fluorescent bulbs: take to West Recycling Station)
• Broken Glass

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)

PREPARATION:

• REMOVE & DISCARD LIDS
• Rinse well to remove food residues

DO NOT RECYCLE

• Cans used for Chemicals or Paints
• Appliances or power tools
• Batteries (bring into our office for recycling)
• Clothes Hangers

Paper

• Newspapers, including glossy inserts
• Magazines, catalogs, etc.
• Mail, including envelopes with clear plastic "windows"
• Office paper
• Milk, juice, and drink cartons

PREPARATION:

• No special preparation needed, except to remove caps and straws from cartons.

DO NOT RECYCLE

• Paper heavily soiled by food or oils
• Carbon copy paper

Cardboard

• Food boxes (remove liners)
• Corrugated cardboard

PREPARATION:

• Flatten cardboard (it must fit through a 5” slot)

Specialty Recycling Center

Specialty Recycling requiring a small fee (cash and credit cards accepted)

Location

1620 W Main St
Springfield, Ohio 45504
get a map here

Hours

Thursdays
9 a.m.-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, VCR’s, DVD players.
• Best Buy also recycles electronics, Click here to learn more
• Goodwill Industries also recycles computers. Click here to learn more

Paint*

• 30¢ a pound fee
• Limit 10 gallons per visit
• Both latex and oil-based are accepted

Used Tires

• 10¢ a pound fee
• Passenger and light truck tires only
• Limit 10 tires per visit

Fluorescent Bulbs

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

Rechargeable and Dry-Cell Batteries

• Free

Appliances Containing CFC’s

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

Secure Document Destruction

• 15¢ per lb.
• Limit 2 bankers boxes per visit
• Available during Specialty Recycling Hours

Household Hazardous Waste

• $1.00 per lb.
• For a complete list of the household chemicals we accept, go to our hazardous waste page.

Cooking Oil

• Cooking oils and greases accepted free, but must be given to a staff member for pouring into the proper container.
• Please strain all food pieces out of the oil.
• This service is available to Clark County residents only (no businesses, farms, schools, or government agencies).

Propane Cylinders

• Tanks for backyard grills, usually 10-20 pounds, are accepted free.
• The small cylinders used for camping are accepted for $1 a pound.

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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.*

Batteries (Lead Acid)

Batteries (Household)

Cell Phones

Concrete and Blacktop

Clothes Hangers and Dry Cleaning Bags

Eyeglasses

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/

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

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

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

Plastic Grocery Bags (Avoid them by shopping with a reusable bag!)

Power Equipment (Lawn mowers, Chainsaws, Weed-eaters, etc.)

Printer Cartridges

Propane Cylinders (10 lbs. or larger, grill-type tanks)

Scrap Metal (applicances, cans, etc.) GET PAID!

Stoves

String Lights (Christmas lights)...........Recycling Center

Tapes (VHS and cassette).....................Recycling Center

Trees and Yard Waste......see Compost page.

Tubs and Toilets

Wood and Wooden Pallets

Washing Machines & Dryers

Water Heaters