What Portage County itself runs: 1 landfill, site or program covering 11 items. If your town doesn’t have its own page, these are usually the places to start.
Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Portage County District Recycling Center (CHaRM, HHW and 24/7 drop-off)
Portage County Solid Waste Management District recycling center at 3588 Mogadore Road, Kent, OH 44240 (Census: Brimfield Township, outside the City of Kent). CHaRM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials) Mondays or Thursdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and first Monday 10-5; household hazardous waste first Monday of each month 2-5 p.m.; single-stream recycling drop-off open 24/7. Portage County residents only, ID required, no businesses; cash or check only.
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.
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.
“Checked” means we read the official page on that date. Things can change, so call before you go.