Residential Recycling

Acceptable Items for Recycling

Recycleables must be empty and clean. No liquids.

Do not bag recycling! Recyclables should be loose. The only exception is shredded paper, which may be placed in a clear plastic bag.

Various paper and cardboard items including a paper bag, cereal box, flattened cardboard box, stack of newspapers, pizza box, magazines, letters, and a paper cup with a cardboard sleeve, with text instructions for recycling to "flatten cardboard and remove packing materials."

Various plastic containers including shampoo bottle, clear plastic cup, cola bottle, milk jug, detergent jug, sour cream tub, butter tub, and yogurt cup, with text advising to reattach lids to recycle

Four glass bottles and jars labeled Pickles, Sparkling Water, Wine, and Strawberry Jelly with text 'GLASS BOTTLES & JARS' and instructing to recycle 'All Colors and Detach Lids'.

Metal cup, soup can, and cola can side by side labeled 'Metal Cans & Cups' with the note 'Metal Lids OK' for recycling.

Various beverage cartons including merlot, soy milk, apple juice, 2% milk, and lemonade with text advising how to recycle to "remove caps and straws."

Sign listing items not accepted for curbside recycling: batteries, electronics, scrap metal, clothing and textiles, yard waste, and paint.

Residential Curbside Recycling

City of Bellbrook, City of Fairborn, City of Xenia, Village of Cedarville, Village of Clifton, Village of Jamestown, Village of Spring Valley, and Village of Yellow Springs all contract with a waste and recycling service provider to provide curbside recycling to its residents. For those residents, recycling is as easy as placing recyclable items in a container. ‍

City of Beavercreek, Village of Bowersville, and all Townships residents must self subscribe to a recycling service provider:

Rumpke Waste & Recycling
1-800-828-8171
Visit Rumpke's website

WM (Waste Management)
1-866-909-4458
Visit WM's website

Republic Services
1-800-247-3644‍
Visit Republic Services' website

Recycling Drop-off

All Greene County residents are welcome to recycle at Greene County Environmental Services. Environmental Service accepts the same items that are accepted in curbside service, along with many more including yard waste, scrap metal, appliances, batteries, and latex paint.

Greene County Environmental Services
Recycling & Yard Waste Drop-off and Mulch Pick-up:
2145 Greene Way Blvd, Xenia, OH 45385
Monday - Friday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Battery Safety

Skip the Bin! Turn Your Batteries In! Bring batteries to Greene County Environmental Services for safe recycling.
When tossed in your trash or recycling, batteries can overheat, explode and start fires. This poses serious risks to people, neighborhoods, and businesses.

Hefty ReNew Program

In August 2026, it was announced Hefty is discontinuing the Hefty ReNew program. Please discontinue use of the bags and program. Rumpke will continue to collect the orange bags and work with Hefty to recycle the materials until February 2027.

Page last updated on:

October 14, 2026