Frequently Asked Questions

Residents of a county are the only permitted users at the convenience centers. Unfortunately, at this time, no commercial businesses are permitted to use the convenience centers.

• Cardboard – includes corrugated cardboard, brown paper bags, and paperboard
• Paper – includes newspaper, magazines, office paper, junk mail, shredded paper (bagged), and phonebooks
• Clear and Colored Glass – bottles (wine, beer, etc.) and food jars (jelly, pickle, etc.) only.
  (no ovenware, bakeware, pyrex)
• Metals – including aluminum cans, tin/steel cans, scrap metal
• Plastics – #1 and #2 only at this time. Please check the bottom of your plastic container and look for the triangle where you will find the plastic’s number.

Yes. Please keep plastic lids on plastic bottles. Steel can lids should stay attached to the can or be stuffed down inside. If you have loose metal lids, such as those from glass bottles or jars, collect them in a steel can and then crimp the lid of the can shut when it’s almost full. You can do the same with plastic lids just collect loose lids in a yogurt tub or wide mouth plastic container and recycle when full.

A little rinse goes a long way towards keeping Convenience Centers clean and fresh. You don’t need to worry about scrubbing every bit of peanut butter out of the jar, but please empty your containers and give them a quick rinse.

Empty – No food or minimal food residue No liquids remaining If you bring your recyclables in a plastic bag, dump your recyclables directly into the bins as the plastic bags are not recyclable

Yes. Aerosol cans are made of steel and can be recycled in the Metals bin. Please make sure your bottles are empty before recycling.

Yes. Small propane bottles are made of steel and can be recycled in the Metal bin. Please make sure your bottles are empty before recycling.

Please keep your shredded paper in a plastic bag to prevent litter. Once you arrive at the convenience center, dump your shredded paper directly into the paper bin as the plastic bags are not recyclable.

Not on a daily basis. Hazardous Material roundups take place at least annually.

For more information about disposing of hazardous waste and other items, check out the Recycle Locations for your county.

Household batteries can be recycled at various office supply stores. Auto batteries can be recycled at various local automotive parts stores. Check out the Recycle Locations button for locations in your county.

Electronics can be recycled at various office supply stores and a few Convenience Centers. Check out the Recycle Locations button for locations in your county.

No. Currently Publix and Kroger recycle plastic bags. You can even include dry-cleaning bags, Ziploc bags, plastic wrap, and most other soft plastics.

Please help us recycle these bags instead of sending them to the landfill by taking them directly to the grocery stores that accept them.

Currently Publix recycles Styrofoam items. Please make sure they are empty of food particles.

No. Plate glass is compositionally different from bottle glass and cannot be recycled at Convenience Centers.

To your backyard compost pile! There is no public compost facility in the surrounding counties.

Contact your local County or City Solid Waste Department for direction on large quantities of yard waste.