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        The Elk County Recycling Department provides assistance to residents by providing collection services for recyclable items in each of our local communities.  The regular collection schedule is listed below.  Each spring, the department coordinates an "e-waste" collection which provides a way for residents to recycle electronics, paint containers and other items which are often difficult to dispose of.

 Click here for the next annual Household and "E-Waste" collection date

The location of collection is at the Moline Rodeo Grounds from 8 am - 2 pm

 

TYPES OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS ACCEPTED

PLASTIC CONTAINERS - (Rinsed clean)

  • Marked with a 1 - Soft drink & water bottles, any plastics that you can see through
  • Marked with a 2 - Milk jugs & large water jugs, plastics that are opaque and not dyed
  • Marked with a 2 -Colored plastics such as detergent bottles,solid color plastics


STEEL CANS - all sizes, rinsed, it's not necessary to remove labels
ALUMINUM CANS - rinsed & crushed
PAPER - newspaper, office or mixed paper, junk mail, misc paper all weights & color
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD - remove all non-cardboard packaging & break down to lay flat
GLASS - any color bottles & window glass (No light bulbs)
CARDBOARD - remove all non-cardboard packing and break down to lay flat 

PLEASE - NO PETROLEUM CONTAINERS!

Participating Businesses Pick-Up

                                 Monday: Howard                                              

                                 Tuesday: OFF                                                  

                                 Wednesday: Howard                                       

                                Thursday: Moline                                            

                                Friday: Longton                                              

 

Household Weekend Trailer Drop-off

Trailer will be at these location from Friday- Sunday

                                                                               1st Thursday: Elk Falls  

                                                                               1st Weekend: Longton                                

                                                                               2nd Weekend: Howard                   

                                                                               3rd Thursday: Grenola

                                                                               3rd Weekend: Moline                                           

                                                                               4th Weekend: Howard                     

 Thank You!

 

Reduce, ReUse, ReCycle

The Elk County Recycling Program has had some challenges recently. We hope these challenges can be attributed to a knowledge deficit and want to ensure all Elk County residents have the correct information. We are lucky to have recycling available to us! We lost recycling in Howard due to issues with people putting unacceptable items into recycling bins. We hope to gain it back and keep it by sharing recycling expectations up front.

First, and foremost, please be sure your recyclables are clean. That means no cigarette butts or chewing tobacco spittle in plastic bottles and no stickiness on anything! The can with a bit of beer in the bottom or the salsa jar with remaining tomatoes should be rinsed and air dried. Milk cartons should be empty and rinsed. Recycling requires someone to sort through the items. If you wouldn’t want to put your hands on it, why might you think someone else would?

There are several different categories of plastic recycling. In Elk County, we accept clean #1 and #2 plastics. Look on the bottom of the container to find the small triangle with an enclosed number 1 or 2. This includes clear plastic (water and soda bottles), colored plastic (detergent bottles), and milk cartons. Some plastic containers are not recyclable in Elk County so be sure to look for the number one or two, in a small triangle, on the bottom. Be sure to empty the bottles into the bin instead of leaving a bag around the items. Non-recycling item can contaminate recyclables. Recyclables stuck in plastic bags are at risk for never making it through the recycling process. Conversely, recyclable items placed into garbage containers are hauled to a landfill and cannot be recovered effectively. This can create roadside debris and fills up our landfills. This also has much potential to raise the price of our garbage collection and landfill prices.

In Elk County, we recycle paper, newspapers, magazines, and office paper. We do not accept empty cement bags or paper with paint, grease or soda. When we recycle improperly, we can contaminate an entire batch of recycling and leave it destined for the landfill.

We recycle corrugated cardboard that has been flattened to save space. It must be clean, free of paint, grease, and stickiness. Pizza boxes are often not cleaned, so please avoid recycling if grease stained. Please keep food and liquid out of recycling. Paper board, like a paper towel roll or tissue box, is not recyclable in Elk County.

Aluminum and tin cans are recyclable, as is clear, green, and brown glass. Aluminum foil, mirrors, lightbulbs, and windows are not recyclable.

The right thing to do is put the right recyclables in the recycling container and non-recyclables into garbage containers. Recyclables with the greatest impact are bottles, cans, paper and cardboard. Please help us do the responsible thing and let’s keep recycling in Elk County.

THANK YOU for doing your part!