- Home
- Departments
- Solid Waste / Recycling
- Recycling Bins
Recycling Bins
*If the recycling bins at your preferred location is FULL, please use the map to locate another donation site. Flatten all boxes and close lids for extended recycling unit availability. Leaving materials on the ground is illegal. Local recycling sites are listed below or view/print the attached recycling location map.
Hancock County Solid Waste Management District oversees multiple recycling donation sites through out Hancock County.
Collecting recyclable materials is essential for saving space in our local sanitary landfill as well as protecting our natural resources. Sadly, not everything can be recycled and there are limits on what can be processed.
Printable Recycling Guidelines
The SWMD/Rumpke Recycling Unit locations for your convenience: Locations Map
- Village of Arlington - Arlington Park - North End Soccer Fields
- Benton Ridge - Community Park, Benton Ridge
- Biglick Township House - 8273 Township Road 258, Alvada
- Hancock Ag Service Bld - 7814 CR140, Findlay
- Jackson Township House - 16006 CR 8, Houcktown
- McComb Maintenance Bld - 444 Maple St, McComb
- Mount Cory - Grain Elevator, SR 235
- Portage Township House - 8037 SR 613
- Riverdale School - 20613 SR 37, Mt. Blanchard
- Van Buren - Van Buren School - near Bus Garage
- Vanlue Grain Elevator - 309 Main Cross St, Vanlue
- West Independence Church - U.S. 224/CR 23
- Mt Blanchard - Hurricane Park - 310 S. Main St. Mt. Blanchard
- University of Findlay - Swing St. - lot behind 1310 N. Main Street, Findlay
- Village of Arcadia - 0 East Street, Arcadia
- *NEW* Hancock Co. Building - 401 Olive Street, Findlay (as of 8/01/25)
Please break down boxes and DO NOT leave items that are not acceptable or leave recyclables outside of the Recycling Unit - these are examples of a prosecutable offence. *Leaving unaccepted items on the property is littering and illegal dumping.
Ohio Revised Code Section 3767.32 - Littering Violation
Littering is a serious offense in Ohio, and it can be punished by: A fine of up to $500 and 60 days in jail. Littering is defined as throwing, discarding, or dropping trash on: Public property, Private property that is not owned by the individual, and Ohio's waterways. Littering is prohibited regardless of whether it was intentional.
Please review the list of accepted materials below and reduce the amount of material being disposed in our local sanitary landfill.
Materials Accepted in SWMD/Rumpke Recycling Units
- Aerosol Steel Cans
- Aluminum Foil / Baking Pans (No Silver Plastic Chip Bags)
- Computer Paper / Office Paper / Household Mail
- Corrugated Cardboard
- Paper-board/Pressed-board
- Glass - Bottles and Jars Only (Remove lids)
- Newspapers / Magazines and Catalogs
- Newspapers / Hardcover-Softcover Books
- Paper Grocery Bags / Shredded Paper (donate in paper bags)
- Plastic Bottles/Containers - Food Grade
* #1, #2, #3, #5, and #7 only - Steel and Aluminum Beverage Cans
- Steel Food Cans
*Absolutely No Styrofoam
*No Plastic Bags - Empty into units - reuse bag for transporting materials
Please Recycle Responsibly - keeping contaminates such as Plastic #4 (grocery bags) and #6 (Styrofoam) out of our recycling recovery bins enables us to keep processing and disposal costs lower and provide more services.
Click Here to see a map of the multiple recycling bin locations.
End-of-Life Textiles Bins (located at Recycling Hub)
Use these bins to donate landfill-bound clothing, cloth bags, and shoes. End of life items would include torn belts, individual socks, stained shirts, handbags without straps, jeans with holes, shoes with missing soles, damaged bed-sheets etc. These items will be diverted from the landfill and given the opportunity of another life as either insulation, rags, asphalt, etc. The SWMD encourages donations to support local charities if the items still have a usable purpose.
This Clothes & Shoe Recycling Bin is for textiles that no longer have charitable value. Do not put textiles in Rumpke Recycling bins.