Prohibited Items

Prohibited Items

PROHIBITED ITEMS

    • Household Appliances subject but not limited to:
      • Refrigerators
      • Dryers
      • Microwaves
      • Stoves
      • Dehumidifiers
      • Air conditioners
      • Commercial refrigerators & coolers
      • Dishwashers
      • Furnaces
      • Freezers
      • Clothes washers
      • Hot water heaters
      • Thermostats
      • Drinking fountains
      • Trash compactors
      • Vending machines

 

  • Barrels or drums that have not been cleaned or are free of all remaining product or have labels indicating prior hazardous products
  • Batteries of any type: lead, lead acid, nickel-cadmium (dry or wet), lithium, lithium-ion, ni-metal hydride, absolute & hybrid batteries
  • Compressed/liquefied gas cylinders or vessels (oxygen, propane, acetylene, argon, refrigerants, fire extinguishers, etc) unless cut & no longer intact prior to delivery
  • Gas Tanks unless cut & no longer intact prior to delivery
  • Asbestos or asbestos-containing materials
  • Oil filled capacitors & oil filled ballast
  • Televisions containing CRT’s or Mercury
  • Tires & materials containing tires
  • Whole or intact automobiles
  • Non-Metallics, dirt/soils (including but not limited to dirt, soils, garbage, concrete, tar, paper, rags, wood, food products, excessive plastics or rubber)
  • Transformers containing oil will not be accepted – transformers must be “dry” & free from PCB’s
  • Submersible Well Pumps
  • Mercury, which can be found in appliances, barometers, batteries, electronics, light bulbs, medical equipment, thermometers, thermostats
  • Used Oil Filters
  • Materials Containing Fluids (oil, fuel, coolant, antifreeze, cutting oil, hydraulic oil, solvents, etc.)
  • Explosives including airbag canisters
  • Tanks (unless professionally cleaned)
  • Stolen Materials (railroad scrap accepted with appropriate ownership documentation)
  • Lightbulbs
  • Dross materials
  • Printers, toners & ink jets
  • Bag house collection systems
  • Military scrap unless inspected or approved
  • Hazardous Waste, Toxic or Radioactive material

This list is not meant to be comprehensive. Any items deemed by management or by our employees to be unsafe or environmentally unfriendly will be rejected. Thank you for your cooperation.

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