If you are a Franklin County resident and you want to start recycling in your home, congratulations! You are part of a growing number of residents who want to help reduce the solid waste going to SWACO’s Franklin County Sanitary Landfill. SWACO provides over 225 drop-off recycling locations throughout Franklin County.
SWACO Recycling drop-off's are free to the public and include locations at Columbus City Schools plus many fire stations, super markets, and home improvement stores around the county. See the column to the right-side of this page for information on SWACO recycling drop-off locations as well as acceptable and non acceptable materials for recycling. Co-mingled (does not need to be sorted) recyclables, collected at the recycling drop-offs, are taken to the Rumpke Material Recovery Facility (MRF). The collected commodities are then sorted, bailed, and sold to manufacturers. Remember, buying products made of recycled content is an important part of closing the recycling loop!
Most communities in Franklin County offer curbside recycling as well. In the City of Columbus, recycling is offered through a subscription service with Rumpke. Please contact Rumpke at 800-828-8171 for more information.
If you have questions regarding curbside collection of recyclables, yard waste and trash in your community please contact your city, township or village offices.
For information on how to recycle or dispose of items like batteries, appliances, furniture, tires, motor oil, visit the SWACO home page.
The below partial list of communities offer curbside recycling programs to their residents:
| Bexley |
235-8694 |
| Columbus (Rumpke) |
800-828-8171 |
| Dublin |
410-4750 |
| Gahanna |
471-6917 |
| Grandview Heights |
488-4728 |
| Grove City |
277-1100 |
| Groveport |
836-5301 |
| Hilliard |
876-7361 |
| Reynoldsburg |
866-6391 |
| Upper Arlington |
583-5370 |
| Westerville |
901-6740 |
| Whitehall |
237-8612 |
| Worthington |
431-2425 |
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ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS
PLEASE NOTE: Items that can be crushed or flattened save space in your container and in the recycling drop-off dumpsters. Please always be sure to flatten ALL boxes. Please place all items inside the recycling drop-off dumpster/s. Items left beside a recycling drop-off dumpster can easily become litter and is considered illegal dumping. The below items are currently accepted through this recycling program.
Plastic - All Plastics Bottles #1-7 Accepted. Labels and caps do not need to be removed.
Glass - Clear, Brown, Green & Blue Glass Bottles and Jars in which food products are packaged. Labels do not need to be removed. (NOTE: please rinse all containers)
Paper - Newspaper with Ad Slicks, Magazines, Phone Books, Brown Grocery Bags, Frozen Food Boxes, "Junk" Mail, Chip Board, Corrugated Cardboard, Office Paper.
Carton Containers - Gable-Top Containers and/or Paperboard Cartons containing such items as Milk, Juice, Fabric Softener, Egg Substitute Containers, Soups, Stocks and Broths.
Metals- Aluminum and Bi-metal Beverage Cans, Steel Food/Tin Cans, Aluminum Foil, Empty Aerosol Cans. Labels do not need to be removed. (NOTE: please rinse all containers)
NON ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS
Please Note: The below list of items are not currently accepted through this recycling program.
Plastic Containers that do NOT have a Bottle Neck - yogurt cups and other cups or other containers that DO NOT have a neck, plastic toys, any type of plastic bags, plastic films, and bubble wrap are not accepted for recycling.
Glass - Ceramics, Window or Drinking Glass, Light Bulbs, and any other glass not in the shape of a container is not accepted for recycling.
Egg Cartons - Polystyrene foam (Styrofoam) and paper egg cartons are not accepted for recycling.
Metals - Paint Cans, Coat Hangers, Steel Scraps and any other metal not in the shape of a container is not accepted for reycling.
Drink Pouches - Drink pouches typically made of or lined with foil and plastic are not accepted for recycling.
Recycling Articles-
A Recycling Update by Joe Blundo, September 10, 2011
Reusing and Recycling 101 by Dana Goeglein
QUESTIONS?
If you have questions about whether an item is accepted in the recycling program, why an item isn’t accepted, or need to know more about recycling, please call The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio at 614-871-5100 Mon.-Fri. 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Click Recycling Drop-off Locations for a comprehensive list
Due to recent renovations at the Rumpke Material Recovery Facility (MRF), Carton Containers with the exception of egg carton containers, are now accepted for recycling. This recent change will be updated on all signage at all SWACO recycling drop-box locations in the very near future. Thank you for your attention to this matter and your patience while these changes are being made!
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