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How to recycle in Adair County 2023

There's good news for Adair County residents who are ready to be responsible recyclers. The Recycle Center, at 62 Service Road off 55N, is open 7-3 Monday, Wednesday and Friday and has a drive through option.

Acceptable Items in Adair County Recycling Program -- MIXED RECYCLING: EMPTY - CLEAN - UNBAGGED. For details of how to prepare your recycling items, requirements follow.


PAPER

Gable Top (Milk and Juice) Cartons and Drink/Soup Boxes - remove and throw away plastic straws; reattach caps for recycling.

Newspapers, Magazines, Catalogs, etc.

Home Office Paper, Files, School Papers, etc. - shredded paper in brown paper bags only.

Junk Mail, Advertisements and Brochures All Envelopes, window envelopes too!

Corrugated Cardboard - flattened, 2x4 feet maximum (Do not bundle or tie together)

Phone Directories and soft-cover Books

Paper Boxes - cereal, cracker, soda, tissue, shoe, gift, toy, etc. - flatten box and recycle.

Pizza Boxes & Paper Egg Cartons - discard all contents and flatten.

PLASTIC

Bottles: beverage, soap, squeeze bottles, and spray bottles (reattach caps, pumps, and lids)

Jugs: milk, laundry detergent, etc. (reattach caps)

Jars: peanut butter, mayonnaise, sauce, etc. (reattach lids)

Tubs: dairy products like sour cream, margarine, yogurt etc. (reattach lids)

NO plastic bags, foam egg cartons, single-use plastics (coffee pods, straws, utensils, cups) or prescription bottles. No number 5 or 7 plastics accepted.

METAL

Metal Food and Beverage Cans: lids are accepted.

License Plates: defaced

Metal Pots, Pans and Aluminum Foil/Foil ware

CAMERAS IN USE - DO NOT DUMP GARBAGE ON PREMISE OR IN DUMPSTERS-ALL LITTERERS WILL BE TURNED INTO AUTHORITIES FOR PROSECUTION! PLEASE RESPECT THE RECYCLING CENTER RULES AS THIS IS A SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY.


This story was posted on 2023-05-16 08:26:26
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2023-05-16 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Jackie Montgomery.
The rules of the Adair County Recycling Center are spelled out for all who use the service to do their part to help make it work and keep it open.

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