Recycling/Safe Disposal Information For Fayette County
Recyclable materials:
Recyclable materials:
Aluminum: 1-9 Motor Oil: 4, 10, 11, 12 (up to 5 gal)
Appliances without freon: 5 Paper(office, newspaper, magazines): 1-9
Appliances with freon: 4, small legislated fee. Plastic Grocery Bags: 13, 14
Batteries, car: 4, 10, 11, 12 Plastic #1 &2: 1- 4
Batteries, rechargeable: 13 Plastic #3+: 9
CFL’s: 13 Power steering fluid:10
Cardboard (incl. milk/juice cartons): 1-9 Scrap metals: – Brass & copper: 4, 5, 17
Cell Phones: 15, 16 (cell phones for soldiers) – Stainless steel, steel #1 &2, sheet metal: 5, 17
Electronics: 4 – other: 17
Gear oil:11 Tin: 1-9
Lawnmowers, etc.: Empty of fluids: 5 Transmission Oil/Fluid: 10, 11
Tires: Fayette County Annual Tire collection event May 14, 2011 8 a.m. To 4 p.m.
Old Mine State Ford lot Rt. 60, Ansted
Old Lewis GMC lot, East Main St., Oak Hill
Fayette County Recycling Locations:
- RCSWA (Raleigh County Solid Waste Authority) Burnwood Bin: 1st exit on North side of NRG Bridge, opposite side of hwy 19 from Visitor’s Center. Bin at back of lot. Full? Email: tpatton@raleigh-swa.org to advise.
- RCSWA St. Peter and Paul School Bin: 123 Elmore St., Oak Hill. Enter school property through basketball court down to playground. Bin either in front of playground or back behind school.
- RCSWA Oak Hill Bin: Park Drive (parallel to Virginia St). Enter Bibb St. towards park from 61, bin located on left near where one-way road begins.
- RCSWA Recycling Center in Beckley: 200 Fernandez Drive, Beckley
- Fayetteville Recycling Center: Gatewood Road at Wolf creek.
- Fayetteville Town Center Walmart Bin: Back of parking lot
- Fayetteville Downtown Ben Franklin Bin: 115 West Maple Ave. Back of parking lot.
- Fayetteville Business Pick-up: Businesses, call: 304-574-0917 to arrange pick up
- Montgomery residential curbside pick-up on Wednesdays – call 304-442-5181 to sign up
- Advance Auto Parts: 1650 E. Main St., Oak Hill; 511 Kanawha Ave., Rainelle; 803 Northside Drive, Summersville; 4244 Robert C Byrd Dr., Beckley
- Autozone: 304 Merchants Walk, Summersville; 375 Mall Rd., Oak Hill; 3805 Robert C Byrd Drive, Beckley
- Wal Mart: 204 Town Center Rd, Fayetteville; 1330 N. Eisenhower Dr., Beckley, 1881 Robert C Byrd Drive, Mac Arthur.
- 13. Lowes – Fayetteville Town Center
- 14. Kroger – 637 Fayette Square, Oak Hill
- Cell Phone stores: Sprint: 316-B Beckley Plaza, Verizon: 2 Crossroads Mall, Mount Hope; 1232 N Eisenhower Dr., Beckley; AT&T: 565 Mall Road, Oak Hill; 1008 N. Eisenhower Dr., Beckley; 2 Crossroads Mall, Mount Hope; 209B Merchant Walk, Summersville; nTelos: 60 Crossroads Mall, Mount Hope; 1046 N. Eisenower Dr., Beckley. Staples: 18 By Pass Plaza, Beckley
- Wallace and Wallace Funeral Homes: For directions: www.wallaceandwallacefh.com
- Auto Recylcer: Lochgelly Rd., Oak Hill, East of 19, on the right just past Fayette Clinic
Please RINSE all containers and FLATTEN all plastic and cardboard.
The more that fits in the bins, the lower the costs: Recycling programs exist because it is believed important, despite the cost to those running them. Please do what you can to help. RCSWA asks that labels on cans be removed. Fayetteville and Montgomery services require separation of materials.
Please keep in mind Goodwill and other consignment stores for items that could be reused. RCSWA’s Beckley Recycling Center has a shop you can donate to as well, where stuff is sold at very low prices.
Computers, Pentium III and above can be donated to Fayette County Schools.
Items that cannot be recycled in the area – What to do:
Aerosol cans: use up, then throw in the trash. If can’t use, there is no alternative other than trash.
Adhesives: Water soluble – air dry in well ventilated, safe area, then trash. Solvent-based – air dry in same way, but less than 8 ozs at a time as contents can be flammable and release dangerous fumes.
Ammo/old munitions gone bad: Call 911 for WV State Police bomb squad unit
Antifreeze: mix with kitty litter until solid, then trash
Batteries, disposable/dry cell: if you’re willing to pay to recycle – pack them up and ship to: Environmental Recycle, P.O.Box 167, Bowling green, Ohio, 43402, or for more careful transportation – purchase a pre-paid shipping/enviro friendly box from www.batteryrecycle.com, otherwise – no other options but the trash.
Carbide (from old mine lights): Contact Penny Harris at Penny.L.Harris@wv.gov for pick up
Cleaners (water soluble): Rinse down household drain with PLENTY of water (never on ground or in storm drains)
Cleaners (non-water soluble): Containers should be empty and in sealed bags marked “not recyclable, untreated hazardous waste”. If they can’t be finished by you, try to give them to someone who can use them up.
Florescent bulbs/other mercury containing items: See “batteries, disposable” above. Pack bulbs in original container or equal, or purchase/rent containers from above companies. Shipping other mercury items – seal carefully in impermeable container (ex. Glass). Again, otherwise, trash.
Glass: Closest recycling option is the Charleston recycling center.
Paint: Mix with kitty litter until solid, or paint anything (ex. cardboard) until used
Pills: New River Health patients can return them there; ask at your pharmacy; check our website for updates on this as it is a current project of WV Rivers Coalition – greenwv.org
Pesticides/Herbicides: Triple rinse the empty containers and run water down drain for at least 30 seconds. Throw empty containers in trash.
Mercury-large quantities: Contact Penny Harris at Penny.L.Harris@wv.gov for pick up (see also: florescent bulbs)
Syringes/sharp objects: enclose in hard plastic/glass container. If needed, sanitize with 1 tsp bleach with 1 pint water in container, and bag after sealing.
Have a need to dispose of something not mentioned here?
Contact Penny Harris at the DEP at 304-389-8196 or Penny.L.Harris@wv.gov for any other questions.
Please advise us at info@greenwv.org so that we may research and add it to next year’s list.
Please also advise us if you are aware of other locations to recycle or to safely dispose of household hazardous wastes that are not included on this information sheet.
Check greenwv.org for updates as we are working on developing partnerships to hold annual
Household Hazardous Waste collection days in the future.
Fayette County Green Advisory Team
