Why recycle electronics (e-waste)?

1. Most electronics contain chemicals and other materials that are hazardous to the environment.
2. Your trash hauler may not accept electronics at the curb, and in some states it is illegal to throw them in with your regular trash.
3. Throwing away items with personal information (cell phones, computers, iPads, etc.) can leave you susceptible to identity theft.
4. Recycling creates more jobs than throwing things in the trash. Workers will take the items apart and sort the pieces by material. Then, the materials will need to be shipped and processed. This requires more workers than hauling to a landfill for burial.
5. Many of the materials in electronics can be reused, reducing our need to dig for ores and other materials in the ground, disrupting that environment. 

Both of our Collection Facilities accept all kinds of electronics for recycling, including TVs (limit 2/day), desktop computers, laptops, monitors, keyboards and peripherals, printers, modems, tablets, e-readers, satellite TV equipment, networking equipment, cables, cell phones, video game systems, etc.

If you are unsure if we will accept what you have, please contact us! 

Some electronics can be recycled through local e-waste companies and at retail locations. Best Buy and Staples allow customers to drop-off some items in store for free. 

Glass is now accepted at all of our Recycling Drop-off Sites and in all curbside recycling programs. 
Check with your Curbside Recycling Program

Not all glass can be recycled. Think food and beverage containers ONLY (pickle jars, beer bottles, etc.)!

• Make sure the glass containers are empty. 
• NO ceramics or heat-resistant glass such as dishware, ovenware (Pyrex), candle jars and decorative items
• NO drinking glasses or mason jars
• NO mirrors or window pane glass
• NO crystal
• NO light bulbs
• NO cathode-ray tubes (CRTs) found in some televisions and computer monitors

New glass objects are easier to make from recycled bottles than from raw materials. When you recycle glass, it’s reused to make new bottles and fiberglass that are used every day.
Broken glass can be cleaned up, contained in a paper box or bag and placed in the regular trash.

Plastic bags, mesh food bags, pet food bags and plastic film should NOT be placed in drop-off or curbside recycling bins. Bags and film get tangled in the sorting machines at the recycling facilities and cause major problems for the recycling process.

Plastic shopping bags can be recycled at many retail locations, including Giant Eagle, Lowe’s Home Improvement, Marc’s, Target and Walmart stores. Check with your local store to confirm the types plastic bags and film they will accept as the list may vary.

A collection bin can usually be found near the store entrance or the customer service desk. At the retail locations, recycle only clean, dry plastic bags and film. Remove receipts or any other items from bags. 

In the store collection bin, recycle: 

• Retail, newspaper, dry cleaning, bread, produce, and other plastic bags labeled #2 and #4
• Zip close food storage bags (clean and dry)
• Furniture and electronics wrap
• Plastic cereal box liners
• Plastic shipping envelopes, including Tyvek®, bubble wrap and air pillows (Remove labels and/or deflate)
• Product wrap (used on paper towels, diapers, bathroom tissue, water bottles)
• Any film packaging or bag that has the How2Recycle Label

Plastic bags are recycled into many different products. Most bags and film are turned into composite lumber, but they can be reprocessed into small pellets or post consumer resin, which can be used to make a variety of new products, such as new bags, pallets, containers, crates and pipe. For details and a location search, visit www.plasticfilmrecycling.org

Shredded paper should not be placed in drop-off or curbside recycling bins. Shreds are too small to be sorted properly at the materials recovery facility (MRF) that receives your recyclables. It falls through the recycling plant’s fast-moving conveyor belts and ends up in the trash.

Seasonal shredding events are held at both collection facilities in the Spring. Residents can call Protect-n-Shred. If placed in drop-off recycling bins put in paper bag not plastic.

Other options for document shredding and recycling:
River Valley Paper Company
330-535-1001

Shred It
888-750-6450

Protect-N-Shred Inc
330-637-0070

Metalico Youngstown Inc.
100 Division St. Ext., Youngstown (330) 743-9000,
1420 Burton St SE, Warren(330) 399-1520
329 S Dock St, Sharon, PA. 16146 (724) 342-1031
FREON REMOVAL: NO

Niles Iron and Metal
45 West Federal Street, Niles
(330) 652-0799
FREON REMOVAL: NO

Warren Scrap
641 Griswold St. NE, Warren, OH
(330) 373-1391
FREON REMOVAL: NO

FALLS RECYCLING
1536 1st St A, Newton Falls,
(330) 872-0402
FREON REMOVAL: YES

Girard Recycling
426 Hartzell Ave. Girard
(330) 545-5191/1-800-3524790
FREON REMOVAL: NO

Interstate Shredding LLC
27 Furnace Ln, Girard
(330) 545-5477
FREON REMOVAL: YES

​Honest Scales Recycling
15535 Burton Windsor Road, Middlefield
(440) 632-3083
FREON REMOVAL: NO

​DeMilta Metals
3911 Ben Hur Avenue, Willoughby
(440) 749-0530
FREON REMOVAL: YES

​Southside Recycling
98 E Florida Ave, Youngstown, OH 44507
(330) 501-8070
FREON REMOVAL: CALL