What exactly is waste?

Waste is anything we throw away or get rid of, that doesn’t get used.  

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle — Three great ways YOU can eliminate waste and protect your environment!

Waste, and how we choose to handle it, affects our world's environment—that's YOUR environment. The environment is everything around you including the air, water, land, plants, and man-made things. And since by now you probably know that you need a healthy environment for your own health and happiness, you can understand why effective waste management is so important to YOU and everyone else. The waste we create has to be carefully controlled to be sure that it does not harm your environment and your health.

How can you help?

You can help by learning about and practicing the three R's of waste management: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle! Practicing all three of these activities every day is not only important for a healthy environment, but it can also be fun too.

Many items cannot be recycled by the city, but should not end up in the landfill. Before you throw something away, consider taking the item to an organization or business that can reuse or recycle it. Many household items are easy to recycle.

The City has several recycling drop-off centers where residents can take other recyclables in addition to items collected curbside.

We house an industrial shredder that can shred any paper, dvd, cd, or confidential files. You can view your confidential items being shredded to insure the confidentiality.

Locations of drop-off centers are:

707 S Main Street (Recycling Center)
419 Master Street (Old East Side Fire Department)
404 W 17th Street (Corbin Intermediate School)
100 One Pennington Way (Eastern Kentucky University Campus)

Accepted Recyclable Items

Plastics 1-7
(Be sure to empty and rinse all plastic containers)            

• Milk, juice, pop and water bottles
• Yogurt, dairy and margarine tubs
• Shampoo and conditioner bottles
• Detergent and fabric softener bottles
• Prescription vials
• Rigid plastic cups or plates (no Styrofoam or polystyrene)
• Clean garden pots or flats
• Rigid packaging material (with recycle symbol)
• Five Gallon Buckets
• Grocery Bags 

Mixed Paper and Newspaper

• Shredded paper
• Paper grocery sacks
• Newspaper and advertising inserts
• Junk mail and envelopes
• Paper-back books
• Magazines, catalogues, and phone books

Glass bottle and jars
(Be sure to rinse and remove lids from jars and bottles. You do not need to remove labels.)

• Glass bottle and jars – any color
• Mason jars
• Drinking Glasses
• Mirrors, Window Glass or Light Bulbs
• Ceramics or Pyrex Type Glass
• *Do Not Break
• *Empty and Rinse
• *Remove any Lids: Labels may stay on

Cans

• Pin Tins
• Aluminum Foil
• * Remove any Lids: Labels may stay on
• * Aerosol and Paint Cans must be empty

WE CAN NOT ACCEPT:

Bi-Metal or Cardboard Cans
Any Can that Contained Oil
Any Can that Contained Petroleum Products
Any Can that Contained Hazardous Materials

 

Steve Mills - Supervisor