What materials do you accept?

Items Accepted in Carts for Pick-Up or at Collection Locations

  • Plastic bottles, jars, tubs and jugs (worry about the shapes, not the numbers) leave the lids ON
  • Cardboard: Any and all corrugated boxes including pizza boxes(no food in box) flatten for better storage and volume reduction
  • Glass bottles and jars: Emptied and rinsed
  • Mixed Paper: Includes newspaper, office paper, cereal/food boxes, phone books, magazines, books, junk mail, and more

Items Accepted As Drop Off ONLY at 5875 Riverdale Dr. Jamestown, NC

  • Electronics (virtually anything with a plug)
    • 5875 Riverdale Dr. M-Th 7:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
    • 3001 Ingleside Dr. M-F 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m. -1 p.m.
  • Sharps in approved sharps containers 
  • Polystyrene Foam
    • 3001 Ingleside Dr. M-F 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m. -1 p.m.

The following items will not be accepted:

  • Blinds or other household items
  • Bubble wrap
  • Foil
  • Garbage or yard waste in recycling carts
  • Garden hoses or extension cords
  • Household hazardous waste
  • Light bulbs
  • Needles (unless in approved sharps container and dropped off at designated drop off)
  • Paints or construction materials
  • Plastic bags (recycle at store)
  • Shoes
  • Styrofoam (take to drop-off)
  • Window glass


Please call 336-883-3111 for more information.

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1. What is the address of the facility?
2. What are your hours of operation?
3. What materials do you accept?
4. Is there a fee?
5. I have been missed for my recycling pick-up?
6. Explain the electronics recycling program. Does it cost to drop off?