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The CPF is a division of the Medina County Sanitary EngineersThe Medina County Central Processing Facility (CPF) provides the public with an area to drop
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NEWSPAPER - In the container for newspaper, you may deposit newspapers (loose or in brown Kraft grocery bags), magazines, catalogs, phone directories, ect.. Keep these items clean and dry. Please do not place cardboard items in this container. |
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CARDBOARD - Deposit all empty, flattened cardboard and corrugated material in this container. Wax liners from cereal and similar boxes should be removed. Wax-lined and plastic lined cardboard is not recyclable. |
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TIRES - Deposit tires without rims in this container. THERE IS A CHARGE for tire disposal. Click here to see current rates. Click here to see Recycling Collection Day events when tires are taken for a reduced rate! |
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USED MOTOR OIL - District personnel will test the oil before accepting it. The oil must be free of contaminates. The oil must be in plastic gallon jugs (ie. white milk jugs). You may place up to five (5) gallons of used motor oil at the base of the oil container per visit free of charge. Please do not pour the oil into the oil container. |
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YARD WASTE - Yard waste includes grass clippings, leaves, brush, and branches up to 4 inches in diameter and 12 feet long, Christmas trees, and other normal garden materials. Dirt or sod is considered trash and THERE IS A CHARGE FOR SOD. Click here to see current rates (see loose trash). Yard waste must be loose and not in plastic bags. |
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All Plastic Bottles (Numbers 1- 7) - Deposit all plastic bottles and jugs in the container marked "All Plastic Bottles". Rinse out all bottles and remove the caps or lids. |
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CANS - This container is for all beverage and household cans. It is not necessary to separate aluminum, tin and steel cans. Please rinse these cans and do not crush them. |
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WHITE GOODS - (METAL ONLY) - This container is for metals and appliances. Appliances must be metal, such as hot water tanks, refrigerators, stoves, dryers, freezers, and any other household appliances. THERE IS A CHARGE FOR THESE ITEMS. Click here to see current rates (see loose trash). NOTE: Freon must be removed from these items and they must be tagged. Click here and see Appliance Round-Up events when Freon is not required to be removed and these items are taken free! |
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RUBBISH - Use this container for bags of garbage or large quantities of rubbish. Large quantities of rubbish such as couches, carpeting, roofing materials, and construction materials may also go in this container. THERE IS A CHARGE FOR RUBBISH. Click here to see current rates (see loose trash/bag trash). |
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GLASS BOTTLES & JARS - Sort and deposit clear, brown, and green glass in the proper igloo container. Please rinse and remove lids from these items. Click here to see other locations throughout the county where glass igloos are located! |
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LEAD-ACID BATTERIES - Place all lead-acid batteries on the pallet provided. Discard only automobile, tractor or lawn mower batteries in this area. |
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Household Batteries (Dry-Cell Batteries) - Deposit all household batteries (dry-cell) in the small green drum at the drop-off area near the igloos. Batteries taken include AA,AAA,C,D,9v,camcorder,hearing aid,lithium,alkaline,button,laptop and NiCd. |
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ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - Place all electronic equipment (including towers, monitors, keyboards, printers, mouses, disc drives, backup devices, cd-roms, dvd-roms, floppy discs, cords and cell phones with batteries) in the open-top green container marked "electronics recycling" located in the drop-off area next to the glass igloos. |
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MERCURY THERMOMETERS - Seal unbroken
mercury, or mercury containing devices, inside two zip-lock bags, or a rigid sealed container such as a glass jar
or plastic bottle. Containers must be clear to allow the mercury containing device to be observed without opening
the item. Details For information on disposing mercury during the rest of the year please contact Amy Lyon-Galvin at (330)723-9579 |
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FLOURESCENT BULBS - Drop off flourescent
bulbs, including high-Intensity Discharge(HID) lamps at the CPF scalehouse. There is a charge for disposal of all flourescent bulbs. Clickhere for current rates. |
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