Wellhead Protection WHPP 918

Wellhead Protection – WHPP 918

Recycling Reference Guide For Homeowners

Recycle/Reuse to prevent pollution! Prevent pollution by using the three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Homeowners can use the Recycling Drop-off Center to recycle many items.

Recycling Drop-off Center 595 Hubbards Lane Louisville, KY Open Tues. through Sat., 10 am-5pm

Items that you can take to the Recycling Drop-off Center:  Paper – White or mixed office paper, computer paper, file folders, manila and regular envelopes, mail items, junk mail, brown paper grocery bags, telephone books, magazines/catalogs. . Food-free pizza boxes, paperboard, cereal, and gift boxes. . Newspapers with slick advertising inserts. . Cardboard  Glass – Food and drink bottles and jars, (clear, brown, green, blue). Remove lids and rinse. Leave labels on.  Metal & Aluminum – Steel ‘tin’ cans, (rinse and put lids inside), empty aerosol cans, (remove plastic lids), clean used aluminum foil, disposable roasting, pie, and cake pans, beverage cans, and clean aluminum food containers, (flatten to save space).  Plastic – Milk containers, bottles and jars marked #1 and #2 at the bottom such as soft drink, laundry and dishwashing detergent, food, and shampoo bottles, (rinse and leave labels on).  Household batteries – AAA, AA, C, & D size batteries  Antifreeze – under 5 gallons  Motor Oil – under 5 gallons  Oil Filters  Automobile batteries

Items you CAN’T take to the Recycling Drop-off Center:  Paper – bound catalogs over 1 inch thick or glued bindings, plastic or foil-backed paper, soiled or wax-coated cardboard like frozen food boxes and milk/juice cartons, plastic or Styrofoam packing material  Glass – window glass, mirrors, light bulbs, drinking glasses, mugs, oven/cooking glassware, pottery  Metal – pots, pans, coat hangers, or paint cans  Plastic – wide-mouthed bowls like margarine containers, motor oil or antifreeze jugs, plastic bags, or buckets Specialty Recycling Nearly every home has specialty products that can be recycled! Here are some “special” recycling locations that will help you dispose of your potentially hazardous materials. Computer Products:  Use yearly collection event sponsored by Louisville Metro Solid Waste Management  Pentium III processors or above: McConnell Technology & Training Center Rene White -- 502-638-4434  Other computer products: Charitable Recycling, Ink 502-494-0519 Electronic Components: Charitable Recycling, Ink 502-491-0519 *No charge for homeowners Fluorescent Lamps & Ballasts: National Environmental Contracting, Inc. Kathy Wrigley 1838 Cargo Court Louisville, KY 40299 Phone: 502-499-8700 Ink Jet Cartridges, Cell phones, Fax/Copier/Toner Cartridges Charitable Recycling, Ink 502-491-0519 Packing Materials (“Peanuts” only): UPS Store Springs Shopping Center 974 Breckenridge Lane Louisville, KY 40207 502-894-0771 Habitat For Humanity Unopened latex paint, household items, remodeling supplies 502-636-2419

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