Recycling in Kent, OH

Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

• CHaRM brochure (6-2-2026) (opens in new tab) · Portage County Solid Waste Management District
  • CHaRM collection guidelines: Portage County residents only, ID required, no businesses. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Latex paint only will be accepted during CHaRM hours. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Household Hazardous Waste brochure (6-2-2026) (opens in new tab) · Portage County Solid Waste Management District
  • HHW collection: Portage County residents only, must provide ID, residential waste only, no businesses. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • HHW collection accepts oil based paint, stains and thinners. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Drop-Off Recycling (opens in new tab) · Portage County Solid Waste Management District
  • Brimfield Township drop-off at 3588 Mogadore Road, Kent, Ohio 44240 accepts single-stream recycling including cardboard, car batteries and scrap metal. Checked October 26, 2026.
• CHaRM Facility (opens in new tab) · Portage County Solid Waste Management District
  • Acceptable appliances include microwaves, washer/dryers, refrigerators and freezers. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Electronics: $20 for TVs and CRT monitors, $10 for printers (checks to Greenboard IT); no charge for all other listed electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted electronics include cell phones, stereos, PCs, laptops, LCD monitors, keyboards, hard drives and game consoles. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Scrap tires: passenger tires only, $0.50 per tire (cash/check), limit 10 per household per visit, must be clean, rims accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Batteries: lead acid (car batteries) and household batteries (AA, AAA, C, etc). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Ferrous and non-ferrous metals including wires, pipes, motors and parts are accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Prices are cash or check; tires payable to the Portage County Solid Waste Management District. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Garbage and Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Kent
  • Residential properties in Kent (owner-occupied or rental single-family, duplex, triplex, boarding houses) must sign up with Republic Services; not commercial or apartment complexes. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The city links Republic Services' recycling quick reference guide. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Recycling Simplified quick reference guide (Republic Services) (opens in new tab) · City of Kent (Republic Services guide)
  • Only metal cans, paper, flattened cardboard, plastic bottles and jugs, and glass go in the recycling container. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Never place electronics, batteries or scrap metal in the recycling container. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Batteries and scrap metal are also on the never-recycle list. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Batteries do not go in the recycling container. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Ohio Revised Code 3734.911: Prohibiting commingling of used lead-acid batteries (opens in new tab) · Ohio Legislative Service Commission (Ohio Laws)
  • ORC 3734.911: a used lead-acid battery must go to a retailer, wholesaler, secondary lead smelter, automotive repair business, household hazardous waste collection location or event, or a compliant battery collection or recycling entity. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Ohio Revised Code 3734.91: Definitions - lead acid batteries (opens in new tab) · Ohio Legislative Service Commission (Ohio Laws)
  • ORC 3734.91: a lead-acid battery contains lead and sulfuric acid, is used as a power source and is not meant to power consumer products such as computers or phones. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Batteries for vehicles, motorcycles, wheelchairs, boats and other motive power are covered, because these are excluded from "consumer product". Checked October 26, 2026.
• Ohio Revised Code 3734.912: Duties of retailer (lead-acid batteries) (opens in new tab) · Ohio Legislative Service Commission (Ohio Laws)
  • ORC 3734.912: a retailer selling lead-acid batteries must accept, at the time of purchase, used lead-acid batteries of the same general type, at least as many as the purchaser bought, if offered. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Ohio EPA: Dispose of Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
  • Ohio EPA: retailers of lead-acid (car) batteries must take your old battery for recycling when you buy a new one. Checked October 26, 2026.

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