Recycling in Lorain, OH

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Tire Disposal (opens in new tab) · Lorain County Solid Waste Management District
  • Lorain County residents can dispose of passenger tires for free at the county scrap tire collection sites. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tire collections are for Lorain County residents only (driver's license or other proof of residency required); tires may be on or off the rim. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted: small equipment, passenger car, SUV, minivan, non-commercial van and pickup tires up to 20-inch rim diameter, and all bicycle and motorcycle tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Not accepted: racing, semi-truck, trailer and farm equipment tires, or tires from a commercial business or farm. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The New Tire Site, 2601 East 28th Street, Lorain 44055, is operated by the City of Lorain and open Tuesdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; tires must be stacked in the trailer. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Garbage & Waste Information (opens in new tab) · City of Lorain Utilities Department
  • Residential bulk trash is collected every week on the regular pickup day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Items too large for the container, such as household furniture and appliances, may be placed next to the blue trash container on bulk day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Refrigerators and freezers must have doors removed and Freon removed and tagged by a certified technician. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Mattresses, box springs and upholstered furniture must be completely wrapped in plastic. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Bulk collection is limited to about a 5 x 5 x 5 ft pile at the curb. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Boxes should be broken down, no longer than 4 ft, no more than 35 lbs, and tied or bundled. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Weekly curbside recycling accepts cardboard and paperboard such as cereal and clean pizza boxes. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Scrap metal, car parts and batteries are not acceptable 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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