Recycling in Bowling Green, KY

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Household Hazardous Waste Day (opens in new tab) · Warren County Fiscal Court
  • The 2026 Household Hazardous Waste Day is Saturday, October 31, 2026, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., at 999 Lauren Avery Drive. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The day is for local area households; business materials cannot be accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • E-waste accepted includes plasma, LED and LCD TVs and small electronics such as cell phones, computer CPUs, laptops, tablets and monitors. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Remove the hard drive from a computer before arriving; removal is not offered on site. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Latex paint, oil paint, stains, thinners and stripper are accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Car batteries and dry cell batteries are accepted (also NiCad and button batteries). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tires, ammunition, fireworks, explosives, biological and radioactive waste are not allowed. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event (opens in new tab) · City of Bowling Green
  • The City of Bowling Green's calendar lists the county Household Hazardous Waste collection: household hazardous waste only, no commercial waste, no tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.50-868: New tire fee; disposal of replaced tire; retailer requirements (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • When a new tire replaces an old one, the retailer must encourage the buyer to leave the old tire with the retailer, or else dispose of it legally, give it to a registered waste tire handler, or reuse it. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Retailers selling new motor vehicle tires must accept, if offered, a waste tire of similar size and type for each new tire sold. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Retailers must post a notice that state law requires them to accept a waste tire for each new tire sold. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.50-856: Disposal of waste tires (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • Waste tires may be disposed of in Kentucky only by transfer to a permitted solid waste disposal facility, under processing conditions set in law. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Kentucky DWM: Waste Tires (opens in new tab) · Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division of Waste Management
  • DWM offers free waste tire collection events to Kentucky residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The events rotate so that each county gets one every three years, in the spring or fall; schedules are posted every August and February. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.50-410: Disposal of lead acid batteries (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • Lead-acid batteries may not be put in mixed solid waste or accepted for landfill or incinerator disposal in Kentucky. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.50-413: Duties of retail sellers of new lead acid batteries (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • Retail sellers of new lead-acid batteries must accept, if offered, one used lead-acid battery for each new one sold, and post a notice saying so. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Kentucky DEP fact sheet: Household Batteries (2017) (opens in new tab) · Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division of Waste Management
  • DEP tells households to dispose of car (lead-acid) batteries by taking them to the wholesaler or retailer when buying a new battery. Checked October 26, 2026.

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