Recycling in Youngstown, OH

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Green Team News (opens in new tab) · Mahoning County Green Team (Solid Waste Management District)
  • Household appliance, electronic and scrap tire collections run Wednesdays 8 a.m.-1 p.m. and the last Saturday of the month, April through October (posted March 10, 2026). Checked October 26, 2026.
• Household (Green Team) (opens in new tab) · Mahoning County Green Team (Solid Waste Management District)
  • Residents schedule their electronic recycling drop-off through the Green Team page. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Green Youngstown (opens in new tab) · City of Youngstown (Green Youngstown)
  • Green Youngstown says the electronics drop-off is year-round, registration is required, households only; businesses and organizations are not served. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • There is a $20 fee for all TVs and monitors; all other items are accepted free. Checked October 26, 2026.
• The Green Scene, Spring 2023 (opens in new tab) · Mahoning County Solid Waste Management District
  • E-waste accepted includes cable and wire, cell phones, copiers, computers and accessories, TVs, DVD/VCR players, fax machines, microwaves, stereos and tablets. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Metal appliances accepted include dehumidifiers, air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, stoves, hot water heaters and water softeners; no charge for Freon removal. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Mahoning County Draft Solid Waste Management Plan (Revised Draft, April 2025) (opens in new tab) · Mahoning County Solid Waste Management District
  • The district plan says a $20 fee applies to monitors and televisions; all other electronics, appliances and HHW are accepted free. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Appliance collection drives are open to all district (Mahoning County) residents; refrigerants are recovered on site at no cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • At district tire collections, four passenger tires are free for residents; additional passenger tires $2 each, semi tires $10 each, agricultural tires $20 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Mahoning County Green Team (Solid Waste Management District)
  • The Green Team holds at least one HHW collection day a year where residents can drop off oil-based paint, pesticides, automotive fluids and batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted items include car batteries and oil-based paint. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Latex paint is not accepted; harden water-based paint with sand or cat litter and put it in household trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Household Batteries (opens in new tab) · Mahoning County Green Team (Solid Waste Management District)
  • Lead-acid, lithium and fluid-type batteries can only be brought to the HHW collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Mahoning County residents may recycle household batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, 9-volt, button, Ni-Cad) at any branch of the Public Libraries of Youngstown and Mahoning County. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted: AA, AAA, C and D, 9-volt, button and Ni-Cad batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Residential Recycling (Green Youngstown) (opens in new tab) · City of Youngstown (Green Youngstown)
  • Green Youngstown: drop-off sites take corrugated cardboard and everything accepted in curbside bins. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Drop-Off Recycling Centers (opens in new tab) · Mahoning County Green Team (Solid Waste Management District)
  • Youngstown drop-off sites include the Boys and Girls Club (2105 Oak Hill Avenue) and Four Seasons Flea Market (3000 McCartney Road), open daylight hours. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Drop-off bins accept only the listed items; contaminated bins may be landfilled. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Public Works Department (opens in new tab) · City of Youngstown Public Works Department
  • The City operates residential garbage collection with City-issued 96-gallon carts. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Waste over 20 cubic yards incurs additional charges ($500.00 minimum). Checked October 26, 2026.
• The 96-Gallon Trash Cart Guide (opens in new tab) · City of Youngstown Environmental Sanitation
  • Put furniture and heavy appliances out next to the trash cart. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Auto parts, tires and batteries do not go in the trash cart. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Throwing away a mattress? (opens in new tab) · City of Youngstown Sanitation
  • Youngstown trash service takes mattresses and box springs if wrapped in plastic and taped shut; unwrapped mattresses at the curb can be cited as littering. 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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