RECYCLING

The 2024 Scarlet, Gray and Green Fair will offer drop-off recycling for “hard to recycle” and common items, at three different locations (see below).

DRIVE-THROUGH MATERIAL DROP-OFF STATION (map)

Please bring your recyclables between 10 am and 4 pm (unless otherwise indicated by the vendor in the list below) to the drive-through drop-off location behind the Facilities Services/Physical Plant Building on the OSU Wooster Campus. To get to the drive-through recycling station, turn onto Secrest Road and follow the signs: enter campus on Pounden Road, turn left and proceed to the appropriate labelled stop, container, pallet box or bin to deposit your recyclable materials. Volunteers will be there to help guide you.

The following household residential materials will be accepted at this location (no commercial, industrial, county, municipal or township items will be accepted). More information can be found by following the links next to each set of items. Collection bins/boxes will be grouped by recycling organization as listed.

  • Small electronics – eCycle Solutions of Ohio. List of acceptable materials. No large appliances, CRT (cathode ray tube) TVs or CRT computer monitors.
  • Bicycles, helmets, locks (with keys or combinations) – Wooster Bike Crew
  • Confidential office paper (10 am to 1 pm only, limit 3 boxes per household) – Sanmandy
  • Professional Clothing (Suits, dresses etc. for CFAES Wooster students for interviews and presentations)
  • House wares and wearable clothing and shoes – (Goodwill)
  • Scrap metal – CFAES Wooster facilities
  • Dry cell household batteries (No single use alkaline or button batteries) prior to drop-off, please sort batteries and tape terminals if required) –

    • No standard alkaline batteries accepted. Please choose rechargeable batteries to save money,the climate, resources and energy. Plug in batteries also save resources.
    • No wet cell batteries accepted, e.g. Car, AGM or boat batteries.
    • BIN 1 – Lithium batteries of any voltage (look at battery label to determine)
    •             Terminals must be taped.
    • BIN 2 – NiCd, NiMH  rechargeable batteries less than or equal to 9 volts                                           
    •             Terminal taping not necessary.
    • BIN 3 – Non-lithium greater than 9 volts
    •             Terminals must be taped.
  • Light bulbs including tubes –
    • BIN 4 – Fluorescent tubes only (NOTE: $0.25 per foot, cash, check or Paypal)
    • BIN 5 – Other bulbs (CFL, incandescent, LED, NOTE: $0.50 per bulb, cash, check or Paypal)
  • Household compostable organics including food scraps and paper –
  • Prescription drugs and medications – Medway. An anonymous drop box will be available inside the Secrest Education & Welcome Center for drugs. No syringes, needles or infectious materials. For questions or more information, contact Medway at: (330) 262-0064 or by text at TIP411 (847-411).

CFAES WOOSTER RECYCLING CENTER (map)

Paper, plastic bottles, cans, glass, cardboard – These common recyclable materials can be deposited at the new CFAES recycling center (map here). This site is a partnership between OSU and the Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Recycling District.

Other Recycling Opportunities in our Community –

  •  AEP has a rebate program for some large appliances.
  •  The Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Solid Waste District has recycling events occasionally in Wooster and a search function on their website for how to recycle various materials. They have recycling locations throughout the county including behind the Milltown Buehlers in Wooster and now on the CFAES Wooster (OARDC) Campus.
  •  Wooster Bike Composting has a subscriber program for household organics available year round.
  • Paradise composting offers yard trimmings, brush and food scrap drop off for composting.
  • Beuhlers offers US Flag recycling. These can be deposited at the front entrance and are handled by veterans.