The following lists of items are ones commonly asked about that we either do not take or are misplaced for recycling. Please do not leave them beside the bins, outside the doors, or place them in any bin located at KC Recycling or the outlying sites. 

If you have any of these items to dispose of please contact the resources provided if applicable. Thank you!

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We no longer accept glass or plastics items #4-7 in our drop-off bins.

Please sort your materials into a container with only clean paper products, clean metal, and clean plastics #1-3 before dropping off.

Other common contaminants we find in our bins that do not belong: Trash, plastic bags of any variety (salt bags, ziploc bags, grocery bags, trash bags, bread bags, produce bags, packaging bags), pizza boxes, styrofoam, plastic buckets, plastic toys, vinyl siding, pane window glass, mirror glass, diapers, light bulbs, food waste, clothing, cookware, plastic plates and silverware, ceramics, electronics, hard-cover books, liquid paint, lawn equipment, household chemicals, oil, furniture, mattresses

Some of these items can be recycled inside the facility, check here!

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Item	Disposal Location	Additional Info
Air conditioner	HVAC	Contact Collier's or Quine Freeman
Ammunition	Sherriff's department
Appliances (large, no freon)	Lewis Salvage	If good working order, contact Habitat Re-Store
Cars	Make-A-Wish	Contact for donation
Christmas tree (artificial)	Trash or Re-Use Room	If in decent condition/still mostly working, we can put in Re-Use Room
Christmas tree (real)	Check with your town	Some do pick up, Superior Excavating will also accept for a small fee
Concrete	Recycle	Contact G&G Excavating or Superior Excavating
Construction debris (wood, siding, etc)	Landfill
Construction leftovers (tile, grout, etc)	Habitat for Humanity Re-Store	New, unused items can be donated
Cookware	Goodwill or Re-Use Room	If in good condition we can put in the Re-Use Room
Dehumidifier	HVAC	Contact Collier's or Quine Freeman
Diapers	Trash
Document destruction	UPS Store, Staples, Barker's Archives	No shredding events planned here in 2020
Explosives	Sherriff's department
Firearms	Sherriff's department
Fireworks	Trash	Drench in water and cut off wick
Freezer (any size)	HVAC	Contact Collier's or Quine Freeman
Furniture (fabric covered chairs and couches)	Check with your trash provider or Landfill	Some trash providers do large item pick up
Furniture (tables, dressers, bed frames, wood items, etc)	Home Sweet Home	Call ahead to make sure they accept what you have
Glass (bottles, jars, jugs)	Trash	Still collected in curbside
Glass (mirror)	Trash	Large pieces to landfill
Glass (window pane)	Trash	Large pieces to landfill
Lightbulbs (incandescent)	Trash	LED & others can be recycled
Mattress/box springs	Landfill
Medication (liquids)	Trash	Pour into sand or coffee grounds in a container
Medication (pills)	Sherriff's department	Drop off box located outside in parking lot
Paper goods (used plates, napkins, towels, etc)	Trash	Paper that has touched food or liquids is trash
Pizza boxes (greasy)	Trash	Recycle top of box if not soaked in grease
Plastic #4	Trash	Possibly recycled curbside, check with provider
Plastic #5	Trash	Possibly recycled curbside, check with provider
Plastic #6	Trash	Possibly recycled curbside, check with provider
Plastic #7	Trash	Possibly recycled curbside, check with provider
Plastic (buckets, toys, pieces)	Trash
Plastic bags (grocery, bread, produce, dry cleaning)	Return to grocery store bin for recycling
Plastic bags (salt, ziploc, pet food, toy wrappers, trash, etc)	Trash
Refrigerator (any size)	HVAC	Contact Collier's or Quine Freeman
Styrofoam	Trash
Tires	Local tire shops	Most will recycle for a small fee
Vinyl siding	Landfill
Yard waste	Check with your trash provider	Some will pick up, Superior Excavating will accept for a small fee