Bluffton has a great curbside recycling program, but what, exactly can I put in the curb side green containers?
Corrugated Cardboard and Paperboard
Newspapers and Magazines
Glass bottles (clear, green or brown)
Aluminum Cans and Steel Food Cans
#1 and #2 Plastics Bottles and Jugs
Click this link to learn more about Rumpke’s recycling program.
What shouldn’t I put in the green containers?
#3 – #7 Plastics
Plastic grocery bags
Coated milk and food cartons
Food
Disposable diapers and puppy pads
Tissue, paper towels or paper napkins
Clothing, shoes and other textiles
Yard waste, soil, plants, grass clippings
Styrofoam, fiberglass and other foam packing material
Hardcover books
Ropes, chains and cords
Photographic film
Window glass, mirrors, light bulbs, batteries, and cookware
Furniture, mattresses and insulation
Treated or contaminated wood, sheetrock or drywall
Wait a minute, I know some of that stuff is recyclable. Where can I take it?
Bluffton Town Hall Recycling
Cell phones
Eye Glasses
Ink cartridges
Household batteries
Hearing aids
Flags
Bluffton Brush Dump on Spring Street
Yard waste, soil, plants, grass clippings, branches and leaves
Et Cetera Shop, Bluffton
Clean gently used clothing and shoes
Kitchen and household items
Book ReViews, Bluffton
Hardcover and paperback books, in any condition
Beautitudes, Ada
Clean gently used clothing and shoes
Small appliances, in working order
Litter Landing, Findlay
Plastic #1, 2,3,5 and 7 (no caps/lids or black dyed plastics)
Cardboard (no milk/juice cartons)
Printed paper
Glass bottles and jars
Aluminum beverage cans
Hardback books
Steel food cans
Broken electronics (but no TV/Monitors)
Textiles (cloth items that cannot be re-sold)
Shoes
NCO Solid Waste District Office, Lima (by appointment, fees apply)
Household hazardous waste
Paints, lacquers, thinners
Fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides
Fluorescent light bulbs
Cleaning products
Electronics
Northwest Ohio Recycling, Pandora
Cardboard
Scrap metals
Auto/lawnmower batteries
Junk vehicles
Habitat ReStore, Lima or Findlay
Furniture and appliances
Household items
Building materials
Broken electronics (on last Saturday of the month)
Old TVs (fee applies)
What if I live outside the village limits? Where can I take my recycling?
Putnam County: Ottawa, Kalida, Continental, Leipsic and Columbus Grove have recycling drop-off centers.
Check here for information about locations and what materials they accept. http://www.putnamcountyrecycles.com/
Hancock County has drop off locations in Rawson, Benton Ridge and at Litter Landing in Findlay.
More Information here.
http://co.hancock.oh.us/government-services/solid-waste-recycling/recycling-facility