IMPORTANT
Recycling that is in bags CANNOT be picked up. Please place your items directly in the appropriate recycling bins.  

The City of Glasgow ONLY collects the following materials for recycling:

(Boxes must be flattened)

  • Cardboard packing boxes
  • Cardboard tubes
  • Pizza Boxes (Clean)
  • Boxes with grey or brown inside
  • Cereal boxes
  • Corrugated containers 
  • Any box without plastic coating

(Rinsed & Emptied)

  • Steel food cans
  • Aluminum drink cans
  • Juice cans
  • Metal aerosol cans

 

  • NO paint cans or chemical containers
  • No pie pans or aluminum foil
  • White paper
  • Colored paper
  • Shredded Paper (bagged in a clear plastic bag)
  • Envelopes
  • Calendars
  • Brown paper bags
  • Notepads
  • Folders
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Fliers
  • Brochures
  • Phone books
  • Junk mail
  • Two-Liter drink bottles
  • Juice bottles & jugs
  • Water bottles
  • Milk jugs
  • Detergent bottles (emptied and rinsed. NO lids or caps)
  • NO plastic grocery bags

Any color and size bottle or jar.

NO Ceramics, Dishes, Mirrors or Windows.

  • Desktop computers
  • Laptop computers
  • Household batteries
  • Swing sets
  • Cookware
  • Knives
  • Chains
  • Scrap Metal
  • Gas or Propane tanks
  • Helium tanks
  • Compressors

Bagged items must be in a CLEAR plastic bag

  • Siding
  • Drywall
  • Wood materials
  • Garden hoses
  • Extension cords
  • Ropes
  • Leashes
  • Car parts
  • Tires
  • Batteries
  • Rubber Materials
  • Lawn chairs
  • Laundry baskets
  • Trash cans
  • Toys
  • Blinds
  • Buckets
  • Plastic Bags

 

Many local retailers and grocery stores may accept plastic.

Needles & Syringes should be secured in a coffee can or milk jug and placed in your trash cart

Tarps, Blankets, Clothing. Put them in your trash cart or donate to charity.

Styrofoam & Packing Peanuts.

Appliances

Appliances may be delivered to the Glasgow Regional Landfill during regular operating hours. Appliances accepted for recycling include: washers, dryers, stoves, water heaters and dishwashers. The freon must be properly removed or the compressor must be off refrigerators, air conditioners and freezers at the time of disposal.

On-Call Commercial Recycling

A recycling truck is dispatched to area businesses on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons collecting recyclables. On Friday’s cardboard is collected from roughly 35 different businesses. This program works on a Call-In Basis
only 270-651-5977.

Saturday Recycling

Saturday recycling is available on the 1st and 3rd of every month at 400 Glen Garry Road, from 8:00 am to 11:30 am. See the table above for what can and cannot be accepted. 

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