Office
208 Elk Ave. S
(931) 433-8208

Recycle Center
705 S. Main
Drop-off 24/7
Remember to reduce, reuse and recycle in 2009

Every ton of paper recycled saves almost 400
gallons of oil.

Almost 85% of what we throw away... Can be recycled!!!

If your not recycling... You are throwing it all away.

On the average, Americans consume His or her own body weight in natural resources each day.

Burning trash can release Dioxins (often linked to cancer) Into the air: to be breathed, or eaten when it falls on crops and gardens or is eaten by cattle when it falls on pastures. Please be considerate of others and DON’T BURN TRASH

 

 

 

ACCEPTABLE ITEMS

AUTOMOTIVE AND MARINE PRODUCTS

  • oil and fuel additives
  • grease and rust solvents, naval jelly
  • carburetor and fuel injector cleaners
  • starter fluids
  • body putty
  • antifreeze / coolant
  • gasoline

HOME MAINTENANCE / IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS

  • oil-based paint
  • used strippers and thinners
  • adhesives
  • driveway sealant
  • roofing tar
  • wallpaper remover
  • stains and varnishes

HOME LAWN AND GARDEN PRODUCTS

  • pesticides
  • fertilizers
  • wood preservatives

MISCELLANEOUS

  • pool chemicals
  • photo processing chemicals
  • medicines / drugs
  • aerosols / compressed gas
  • mercury thermostats and thermometers
  • fluorescent tubes
  • compact fluorescent bulbs

ELECTRONICS

  • CPU's
  • TV's (console TV's must be dismantled)
  • monitors
  • printers
  • keyboards

UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS

MEDICAL / BIOLOGICAL

  • needles and sharps
  • infectious wastes
  • dead animals
  • any waste from a doctor's office, clinic, or veternarian's office

EXPLOSIVES / AMMUNITION

  • fireworks
  • military ordnance
  • gun powder
  • ammunition

RADIOACTIVES

  • smoke detectors
  • radium paint

BUSINESS / INSTITUTIONAL WASTE

  • no businesses, large or small
  • no colleges or universities
  • no schools
  • no hospitals
  • no home improvement or painting contractors
  • no agribusiness

MISCELLANEOUS

  • empty containers of any kind
  • automotive gas tanks
  • laboratory chemicals
  • cooking oil
  • alkaline batteries - should be thrown away in the trash

TENNESSEE’S A TREASURE – DON’T TRASH IT!

 

 


Helpful Links

Keep America Beautiful

Keep TN Beautiful


Recycle America


Tennessee Department of Transportation Highway Beautification

TN Recycling Coalition
www.trc-online.org
www.Earth911.org

Recycling Center

Located at
705 S. Main
Drop-off open 24/7

We accept:
  • Newspaper
  • Cardboard
  • Magazines
  • Aluminum Cans and
  • Plastic

Recycle trailers are located in Taft also.

The transfer station behind the Sheriff's office is listed under BFI in the phone book. Trash can be taken there at no cost if you show an electric bill.

For Kids
www.KABMan.org
www.epa.gov/kids
www.kidsrecycle.org
www.storyofstuff.com
www.earth911.com