Community Recycling Options

All recycling occurs at the Lake County Solid Waste Facility (Landfill):

2039 Blase Nemeth Rd.,

Painesville Township, OH 44077

All recyclers are required to check in at the inbound scale house service window, no exceptions.

MIXED RECYCLING DROP OFF BINS:

Year-round recycling bins are available for free for Lake County residents only at the landfill, during all standard business hours.

Mixed Recycling that is accepted into the recycling bins (all cans, jars, bottles and food containers must be rinsed):

Flattened Paper and Paper Products: Flattened cardboard, brown paper bags, clean pizza boxes, newspaper, magazines, flattened cereal boxes, flattened cracker boxes, non-confidential office paper, milk/juice cartons, papier mache egg crates
Plastic: Soap, detergent, shampoo, and conditioner bottles; milk jugs, juice jugs; dairy tubs; clear clamshell containers; to go drink cups and lids
Glass: bottles and jars

Examples of Items Not Accepted for Recycling: Styrofoam, plastic bags, garbage bags, soiled pizza boxes (clean pizza boxes okay)

Click HERE for more information about our mixed recycling.

Hefty ReNew Program: The Lake County Solid Waste Facility (Landfill) contracts with Rumpke to manage the recycled materials collected at the site. The collected recycled materials are taken to the new RumpkeRecycling and Resource Center in Columbus where they are sorted, packaged, and sent to manufacturers to be processed into new items. Rumpke has partnered with Hefty at the new center to separate the orange Hefty Renew bags from the collected materials. The Hefty Renew program takes hard-to-recycle plastics the normal recycling programs cannot. See our link below, or click this Hefty Renew Program link (Renew website) online, or contact us for more information. These bags can only be included in the recycling dumpsters at the landfill.

Click HERE to see addition recycling options for our recycling bins through the Hefty ReNew! Program

ELECTRONICS WASTE (E-WASTE) DROP OFF: All Residential Electronics Are Accepted.

Many electronic devices contain valuable raw materials, including gold, silver, platinum, and rare earth metals. When e-waste is discarded instead of recycled, these finite resources are lost, increasing dependence on environmentally damaging mining practices. Proper e-waste recycling ensures that valuable materials are recovered and reintroduced into the supply chain, promoting a more sustainable, circular economy.

E-waste is accepted during all operating hours of the Landfill; M-F 7:00 am -3:30 pm, Saturdays 9:00 am-1:00 pm.

E-waste that can be dropped off for free includes:

Computers (towers, laptops, hard drives, motherboards, CD drives, tablets)
Computer peripherals: mice, keyboards, modems, routers, cables, cords
Desktop printers, scanners, copiers
Wires
Mobile phones, cordless phones, land line phones
Miscellaneous items (e.g., radios, keyboards, game consoles, headphones, speakers, stereos, toys, charging cradles… basically anything that plugs into a wall or takes batteries, other than a major appliance).

Note: On Saturdays, batteries are also accepted in the same building as part of our universal waste program: Lithium-ion batteries, NiCad, Lead-Acid and Alkaline. See: Universal Waste Section Below for hours and more details.

There are small fees for dropping off televisions and monitors:

$5.00 Each:

Televisions (Tube, LCD, LED, Plasma, OLED) 27” diagonally or smaller

$10.00 Each:

Televisions that are larger than 27” diagonally, projection televisions and consoles

UNIVERSAL WASTE.

In 2025, the Lake County Solid Waste Management District was awarded a grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide funding to collect Universal Waste for recycling.

Universal Waste is defined by the EPA as a category of hazardous waste subject to streamlined requirements. These rules reduce regulatory burdens while promoting safe collection.

Universal Waste is only Accepted at the Landfill on Saturdays, from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm.

Click HERE for More Information about our Universal Waste Program

If you are a Lake County resident (not for businesses), you can drop off the following universal waste in original containers (as applicable):

Aerosol Cans: Spray paint, hairspray, foam, WD-40, cleaners, pesticides
Antifreeze
Automotive Lubricants: Motor oil, brake oil, transmission fluid, gear grease
Batteries: Lithium-Ion, NiCad, lead-acid/automotive,
Fertilizer: Liquid and granular
Fluorescent Light Bulbs; Linear, compact fluorescents, “U”-shaped or circular
Mercury-Containing: Thermometers, thermostats, switches
Paints: Oil-based; oil-based wood stains, latex paints, aluminum-based paints
Paint-Related Products: Putties, solvents; paint strippers; paint thinners, shellacs
Pesticides: Liquid and granular
Household Cleaners and Misc: Glass cleaners, car-detailing, grout cleaner, acid or base cleaners, pool chemicals

Examples of items NOT accepted: Propane tanks, acetylene tanks, fire extinguishers, smoke alarms (mail to manufacturer), gasoline, kerosene, ammunition, medical waste, butane torches, PCB-containing light fixtures

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS ROUNDUPS:

FREE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS EVENTS AT THE LAKE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS

Lake County Fairgrounds
1301 Mentor Ave.
Painesville, OH 44077

2026 Schedule:

May 30^th, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm

September 12^th, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm

The special collection events at the Fairgrounds are similar to the UNIVERSAL WASTE collection, but offer additional items that can be dropped off

Items that you can drop off at the Lake County Fairgrounds:

Empty propane tanks
Fire Extinguishers
Kerosene
Unknown chemicals
Roofing tars, shellacs
Most automotive and household cleaners
Lawn, pool and unknown chemicals
Lightbulbs
Batteries
Oil-based paints

Prohibited Items: Ammunition, Explosives, Latex Paint, Medical Waste, Prescription Medicines, and Smoke Alarms (Mail to the Manufacturer)

Click HERE for more information

Items appropriate for recycling:

PAPER: Brown paper bags, non-confidential office paper, newspapers, & magazines
PAPER CARDBOARD, DAIRY & JUICE CONTAINERS: Detergent boxes, milk/juice cartons, & cardboard
FLATTEN CARDBOARD & PAPERBOARD: Cereal boxes, cookie/cracker boxes, & gift boxes
METAL CANS: Steel, tin, & aluminum soda, vegetable, pet, fruit & tuna cans
PLASTIC/BOTTLES & JUGS ONLY : (Shape matters: Must have “neck” skinnier than the “body”) Soda & water bottles, milk and juice jugs, & most cleaning supplies and soap/shampoo & conditioner bottles.
GLASS BOTTLES and JARS

For specific recycling details in your community, please check your community link.

For other recycling options in Lake County click here to review a list of businesses that offer other options.

**Please call the business for current information an any fees that mat apply**

Community Links

Other Community Information

Lakeline Village
- Republic Services
- Tel: 216-441-6300
- Tel: 1-800-968-2310
LeRoy Twp.
- For curbside recycling contact your private hauler
- 13028 LeRoy Center Road, LeRoy Township, Ohio 44077
- Paper recycling is located in the parking lot of the Fire Station
Fairport Village
- Under About Village, then Helpful Information, it lists: Our Recycling Drop-Off Area is located at 212 Water Street (between Second and Third streets).
- Curbside recycling is picked up on the same day as trash pickup.
- Tony Scheiber Hauling handles both services. Tel: 440-477-9211