Recycling
Madison County uses a two-bin recycling system where paper products are placed into one bin and plastic/metal/glass containers are placed into another.
Do NOT put recyclables in a plastic bag. Keep recyclables loose in the recycling bins.
All recyclables must be empty, clean & dry.
Recycling bins are available for Madison County residents at our 4 transfer stations, when they are open.
Paper Bin:
Accepted Items in Your 'Paper' Recycling Bin:
| Newspaper & Inserts Magazines & Catalogs Non-Metallic Greeting Cards/Wrapping Paper Cereal Boxes & Dry Food Boxes Product Boxes | Cardboard (flattened) Telephone Books Paper Bags Gift Boxes Paper Towel & Toilet Paper Tubes | Paper, Mail & Envelopes Shredded Paper (put in paper bags) Take-Out Pizza Boxes (grease is okay) Other Boxboard |
Not Accepted in Your 'Paper' Recycling Bin:
| Frozen, Refrigerated or Microwave Product Boxes Soda & Beer Cartons/Carriers Wax-Coated Corrugated Boxes Folders or Spiral Books with Metal Parts Anything Containing Foil, Metal or Plastic | Paper Cups Milk or Juice Cartons Carbon or Wax Paper | Paper Egg Cartons Tissue Paper |
Containers Bin:
Accepted in Your 'Containers' Recycling Bin:
Plastic Bottles & Jugs with a neck such as:
| Plastic Yogurt & Dairy Tubs Glass Bottles & Jars | Aluminum Cans Aluminum Foil Aluminum Plates or Trays Metal Food Containers & Metal Lids Empty Aerosol Cans |
Not Accepted in Your 'Containers' Recycling Bin:
| Plastic Clamshell Containers Plastic Bags and other Films Plastic Toys, Buckets or Pails Partially or Full Containers Ceramic or Crystal houseware | Plastic Take-Out Containers Plastic Cups, Straws & Lids Bottles that contained hazardous products Pots and Pans Light Bulbs | Black Plastic Any other Plastics Scrap Metal Items Window or Auto Glass Mirrors |
Can I recycle plastic items that have a #1-7 on them?
Unfortunately, not all plastics can be recycled in our program. In an effort to educate the public on what plastics can and cannot be recycled, we have moved our messaging away from using the #1-7 symbols. These numbers reflect the type of plastic used to make a product and does not mean that an item can be recycled. Instead, our messaging focuses on the shape of the material such as plastic bottles/jugs that have a "neck" or taper at the top and plastic dairy tubs. Several other communities have moved away from the number messaging as well in order to limit contamination in their recycling stream.