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Recycling Center Locations

Randolph County, WV

Learn where you can recycle glass, metal, plastic, cardboard, and other recyclable materials in Elkins and throughout Randolph County, WV. Discover local waste cleanup and recycling groups operating throughout our area. If we missed your business or group, please let us know.

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Elkins Recycling Drop-off Center

Glass and Yard Waste

Drop-Off Hours

Glass & Yard Waste Drop-off
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Location

drop-off location for glass and yard-waste recycling

38.92242° N, 79.85340° W

Accepted Items

Glass

Clear, Brown & Green Container Glass Only
Please rinse bottles and remove caps. It is helpful but not necessary to remove all labels.

Yard Waste

Acceptable Yard Waste Materials

  • Branches & Brush**
  • Grass, Tree & Shrub Trimmings
  • Leaves & Hay
  • Plant Debris
  • Vegetative Landscaping Materials

 

**Branches & Brush Limits:

  • No thicker than 2 inches
  • No longer than 8 feet
  • Tied with a string or twine in manageable bundles (no wires or plastic ties).

Prohibited Yard Waste Materials

Unacceptable items include (but are not limited to):

  • Animal Waste
  • Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Household Trash
  • Items Over 50 Pounds
  • Non-Organic Material
  • Plastics
  • Treated Wood
  • Yard Waste Containing Concrete, Rocks, Sod, or Dirt
  • Any Other Items
  • Unsuitable for Composting

Driving Directions

Unfortunately, online mapping tools do not show Jones Drive. Please follow the driving directions below:

Please Note: Jones Drive is accessible off Robert E. Lee Avenue Extension. Robert E. Lee Avenue starts at Harrison Avenue.

Travel west on Robert E. Lee Avenue away from Harrison.

Pass Elkins Middle School, on your right.

Continue onto Robert E. Lee Avenue Extension.

Pass the Phil Gainer Community Center on your right.

Just past Andrews Street, bear left onto Jones Drive. You may notice the large circular tank structures, part of the former wastewater treatment plant, up ahead to the left.

Continue onto the grounds of the old wastewater treatment plant.

Follow signs to the glass or yard-waste drop-off locations.

Randolph County Recycling Center

24/7 Self Service

Drop-Off Hours

24/7 Self-service Drop-off Recycling Center
Shredding Service Available

Location

10 11th Street
Elkins, WV 26241

Accepted Items

No Fee Required for Recycling Drop-off

  • #1 Plastic (clear)
  • #2 Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Corrugated Cardboard
  • Magazines
  • Newspaper
  • Steel
  • White Paper
  • Metal

Tire & Electronics Recycling Events Held Throughout the Year.

Prohibited Items

  • Batteries
  • Brown Paper Bags
  • Compressed Cardboard
  • Glass (accepted at Elkins Center)
  • Hardbound Books (take to local library)
  • Lids to Plastic Items
  • Light Bulbs
  • Phone Books
  • Plastic Bags
  • Refrigerators
  • Tractor Trailer Tires
  • TV Sets (Console/Flatscreen)
  • Yard Waste (accepted at Elkins Center)
  • And Other Prohibited Items

No Glass or Yard Waste Allowed

Glass and Yard Waste are among the items prohibited at this location. These materials must be taken to City of Elkins Recycling Drop-off Center. All items not specifically listed as “ACCEPTED ITEMS” above are prohibited at this location.

NOTICE: PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE ANY PROHIBITED ITEMS AT THE RANDOLPH COUNTY RECYCLING CENTER. We cannot accept them. To find out where to recycle prohibited items or any material not listed as an ACCEPTED ITEM, please contact us.

Elkins Metal Recycling

Accepted Items

Scrap Metal Only

Hours

Monday – Friday 7 AM – 4 PM
Closed Saturday and Sunday

Location

1404 15th Street
Elkins, WV 26241
Phone: (304) 636-3456

Local Recycling & Waste Clean-Up Groups

Randolph County Recycling Group Facebook Page

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Randolph County Solid Waste Authority – WV

From delivering quality educational programs to informing our community about source reduction, reuse, recycling, material recovery, landfilling, and disposal to hosting fun events for the whole family, RCSWA provides waste management services and resources to safeguard what matters most. Contact us to list your recycling group or recycling resource. Learn more