The recyclable materials are transported to Recycle America, a Materials Recovery Facility, where they are processed, baled, and prepared for market. Ultimately, those recyclables will come back in the form of new products. The City also provides an opportunity for residents to drop-off recyclable materials at the Hanes Mill Road Landfill, at no charge. Additionally, drop-off sites for cardboard are provided using selected fire stations throughout the city. Through a contract with Forsyth County, the City manages the Forsyth County Drop-off Recycling Centers.
Recycling is the right economic and environmental choice.
Chipboard may be brown or gray on the inside and does not include boxes with waxed, aluminum or plastic coatings, such as milk, juice, frozen food cartons. Contamination hinders and sometimes ruins otherwise good recyclables, costs money, and must be transported to the landfill. It does not mean that the item was made from recycled materials or can be recycled in your community. Paper products must be separated from commingled products. Place mixed glass, plastic, steel, and aluminum products into the green recycling bin.