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Locate Recycling and Waste Facilities – Mapping Tool

Monday, May 24, 2010

Newly added – if you see a   this indicates newly added pharmaceutical drop off locations. Also note the turquoise markers which identify locations to drop of your electronics for recycling.

Finding nearby recycling or waste facilities has never been easier for Capital Area residents.  The CAPCOG Solid Waste Program has developed an easy to use mapping tool (using Google Maps and Google Earth) to find the most convenient facility for you to drop off your recycling, household hazardous waste (HHW), or just about any household waste product.  When the map opens simply click on the points in the map and find the facility nearest you!  From there you will find contact information and/or links to a web page where you can obtain more information about the services offered.1  If you see a $, this is a location where you may sell some of your recyclable materials.2


View Capital Area Recycling and Waste Drop-off Locations in a larger map

 1PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO OUR MAP:  This is the first running model of our map, and for now only includes recycling facilities that are owned by cities or counties in the ten county CAPCOG region.  If you know of any recycling or waste collection points that are missing from our map please let us know by contacting Regional Environmental Task Force Coordinator, Ashley Fisher, at afisher@capcog.org.  Locations of privately owned recycling and waste facilities in our region are coming soon!

2 Not all recyclable materials accepted.  Please contact facility for details.