WHERE TO RECYCLE
Created by admin on 15 Nov 2009 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Recycle non-usable electronic equipment and Styrofoam™ at:
Leon County’s Electronics Recycling Center
Solid Waste Management Facility
7550 Apalahcee Parkway
open Monday - Friday 8 AM - 5 PM
www.leoncountyfl.gov/recycling
Leon Count’s facility accepts ONLY electronics, household hazardous waste, clean yard debris and waste tires. The part of this facility that was the landfill closed effective January 1, 2009.
The facility will accept ONLY white Styrofoam™ (Expanded Polystyrene/EPS—brand name: Styrofoam™) - Remove all plastic bags and labels. This includes furniture and appliance packaging, unused Hot/Cold EPS cups, packaging peanuts (nonwater soluble only) and Polystyrene labeled #6. It will not accept Styrofoam™ packaging with mailing labels or tape, foam trays or carry-out containers, previously contaminated with food or solid polystyrene products like food trays.
Furniture, steel, metal, cardboard, carpet, construction and demolition debris can be taken to Marpan Recycling for a fee. Located at 6020 Woodville Highway, the facility is open Monday thru Friday from 7 AM until 4:30 PM and 8 AM until 4:30 PM on Saturday.
Questions?
Recycling: 850.606.1823
Hazardous Waste: 850.606.1803. www.leoncountyfl.gov/HHW/
Landfill: 850.606.1800
Fluorescent bulbs and compact fluorescents (CFL’s) as well as paints, used oils, and car batteries and can be dropped off at the Ft. Braden, Miccosukee or Woodville Rural Waste Service Centers. If you live in unincorporated Leon County, check out the website to determine what they will accept.
Semi-annual Cash for Trash (usually once in the spring and again in the fall).
Check the Green Calendar for dates.
City of Tallahassee Solid Waste Facility
2727 Municipal Way
Neither the City nor the County will pick up electronic waste in traditional pick-up of bulk items. Electronics contain hazardous waste materials such as lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium, among other things. Collect all your non-working batteries and chunks of Styrofoam ™ to deposit when you make the trip.
Neither facility will accept medical (sharps and medicines) or radioactive wastes.
For more information on City recycling, contact Recycle Coordinator, 850.891.2321.
Does the city have any plans to make regular pick ups of ewaste in the future?
My number one recommendation for e-waste is to consider taking it to one of the area Goodwill stores if they are still in working order or repairable. The Goodwill store at 2800 W. Tennessee Street has a complete computer refurb. store.
Also, all the extraneous cords, adapters and other pieces of equipment that we acquire over time can often be reused by Goodwill and may be exactly the part or cord they need.
For e-waste that needs to be recycled, one can also bring it to one of the City’s Cash for Trash events held several times a year.
As a last resort, if you live inside the City of Tallahassee, electronics can be placed next to your garbage container on your regular bulky item pickup day. This e-waste is picked up and delivered to the Leon County Solid Waste Management Facility for proper recycling and disposal.
Marpan Recycling accepts all construction debris, demolition debris, furniture and other bulky waste.