Where to Recycle near Springfield
From Wittenberg Green Guide
See also: Recycling at Wittenberg
There are presently two recycling station in Springfield.
- The Clark County Recycling Center -- 1602 W. Main Street, Springfield, Ohio 45504 -- (937) 521-2020 (regular recyclable materials, as well as some trickier items)
- Clark County Recycling Station -- 525 E. Home Rd. (regular container & paper recycling only -- see list below)
If you plan to take your recyclables to the drop off location, take a moment to register with the county service at their web page. In return for that registration, they’ll send you information and helpful tips about the program. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s accepted at the Home Rd. site as well as at some other collection locations.
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Materials Collected at the Home Rd. Clark County Recycling Station
- Aseptics/Cartons: drink and juice boxes, and soda containers; remove straws and/or caps, rinse, and flatten.
- Cardboard: do not include wax coated boxes, frozen food boxes, boxes contaminated with food or grease, or soda containers.
- Glass: green, brown, clear, and blue bottles and jars; rinse the containers and remove the caps.
- Metal: aluminum and bi-metal beverage and food cans, spray cans, steel food cans; rinse the container
- Paper: newspaper, junk mail, phone books, envelopes, magazines, scrap paper, copy paper, pressboard; do not recycle books or carbon paper.
- Plastic containers: (labeled #1 and #2); rinse the containers and remove the caps.
Materials that will be Collected at the Main Street Recycling Center
- All materials listed above for the Home Rd. Recycling Station, plus...
- will accept for a small fee (per lb.): electronics, computers, latex paint, used tires
- will accept for $5 each: appliances containing CFCs (refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers)
Other Collection Options
- Aluminum Cans: The Springfield Fire Dept. collects aluminum and donates all the proceeds to the Shriner’s Hospital.
- Newspaper: Newspaper is collected on Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. near the loading dock at the Springfield News-Sun building (202 N. Limestone St.).
- Plastic Bags: The Wal-Mart at 2100 N. Bechtle Ave. collects and recycles plastic bags.
- Packaging:
- Our own Art Department will gladly relieve you of your bubble wrap, foam pellets, and wrapping materials.
- The Box King at 1037 N. Bechtle Ave. will also take the same materials as well as your cardboard boxes (and reusing trumps recycling).
- UPS at 2710 N. Bechtle will take your formed Styrofoam.
- Tri-State Pallets at 854 Sherman Ave, will take your used pallets which they recycle into woodchips.
Selling Scrap Metal
The following two businesses in Springfield accept and pay for scrap metals, including aluminum cans. Prices vary with the market. Copper and brass (old copper pipe, electrical wire, brass plumbing fixtures, etc.) and stainless steel are fairly high in price. Aluminum beverage cans and clean cast aluminum (screen doors, etc) are also priced well. Aluminum with steel rivets, screws, hinges, etc. is called "irony" aluminum and has a much lower price. If you have the time, it is worth checking your scrap with a magnet and removing iron parts. Scrap iron carries the lowest price, but if you have old car parts (engines, transmissions, brake drums) it may be worth the trip:
- Springfield Recycling LLC 1620 E. Pleasant Street 322-4118
- Staker Alloys 1075 James Street 325-9289
Miscellaneous
- Looking for a place to recycle something not on this page? Try typing in the zip code for Springfield at earth911.org.
- You can recycle paper, plastic bottles, and aluminum cans in the New Dorm.
