Ohio recycling directory
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See My Car's OfferServices: Drive-thru scrap drop-off and buying · Direct retail sales through the buy/sell window · Industrial recycling services · Transportation and hauling · Equipment services
Accepts: Copper #1, Copper #2, Bare bright copper wire, Insulated copper wire #1, Insulated copper wire #2, Yellow brass, Red brass, Aluminum
What does 3R Recycling buy?
They buy scrap metals at the drive-thru, including Copper #1, Copper #2, bare bright copper wire, insulated copper wire (#1 and #2), yellow and red brass, aluminum, and aluminum-copper coil (ACR). Staff will grade your material on site and you can watch the scale.
What are the hours?
The drive-thru is open daily with a posted same-day window of 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Hours can vary, so call (513) 771-4002 before heading over.
200 W North Bend Rd Building 2 Cincinnati OH 45216 USA
Byer Steel at 200 West North Bend Road has operated in Cincinnati since 1937 as a rebar mill, rebar fabricator, and industrial scrap metal recycler off I-75 Exit 9 (Paddock Road). The mill manufactures ASTM A996 and A615 Grade 60 reinforcing bars and stocks over 8,000 net tons in sizes #3 through #10. The fabrication shop shears and bends rebar for commercial and industrial projects across the Tri-State area, and the recycling division serves manufacturers, demolition companies, fabricators, and machine shops.
Services: Rebar sales and manufacturing · Rebar fabrication · Industrial scrap metal recycling · Shearing and bending · Pretied columns and caisson cages
Accepts: Industrial ferrous scrap, Non-ferrous scrap metals, Copper scrap, Manufacturing scrap, Demolition scrap metal
What rebar grades does Byer Steel manufacture?
Byer Steel produces ASTM A996 Grade 60 and ASTM A615 Grade 60 reinforcing bars in sizes #3 through #10, stocked in 20-foot and 40-foot lengths plus precut and bent lengths.
Who does the industrial recycling division serve?
Byer Steel recycles scrap for manufacturers, demolition companies, fabricators, and machine and maintenance shops.
419 Northland Blvd building a Cincinnati OH 45240 USA
Cleanlites Recycling's eWaste facility at 419 Northland Boulevard in Cincinnati, OH handles electronics recycling, lamp and ballast disposal, and IT asset disposition for businesses, healthcare organizations, and OEMs. The Cincinnati location accepts computer monitors, TVs, batteries, and hazardous materials including mercury-containing devices. Cleanlites is also the largest processor of recalled airbags in the U.S. Contact this facility at (800) 778-6645, Monday through Friday, 7:00am–4:00pm.
Services: Electronics recycling · IT asset disposition and data destruction · Lamp and ballast recycling · Battery recycling · Hazardous waste disposal
Accepts: Computer monitors, TVs, Batteries, Fluorescent lamps and ballasts, Mercury-containing devices, Aerosols, eWaste, LCD and LED displays
Does the Cincinnati eWaste facility handle confidential data destruction?
Yes. Cleanlites provides IT asset disposition and confidential data destruction services for businesses of all sizes.
7806 Anthony Wayne Ave Cincinnati OH 45216 USA
Cleanlites Recycling's Ohio facility at 7806 Anthony Wayne Avenue in Cincinnati, OH focuses on lamp recycling, mercury disposal, and confidential data destruction for healthcare providers, financial institutions, and corporate clients in the greater Cincinnati area. Contact this location at (513) 641-4155. Cleanlites handles medical device disposal and PCB recycling, and serves hospital networks, urgent care centers, and local businesses with tailored recycling and waste management solutions.
Services: Lamp and mercury disposal · Confidential data destruction · Medical device disposal · PCB recycling · IT asset disposition
Accepts: Fluorescent and other lamps, Mercury-containing devices, Medical devices, PCBs, IT assets and storage media, Batteries, Electronics
Does this Cincinnati Cleanlites location accept medical devices for disposal?
Yes. Cleanlites handles large and small medical device disposal and serves healthcare clients including hospital networks and local clinics.
5038 Beech St Cincinnati OH 45212 USA
Cohen Recycling in Norwood is part of a family-owned recycling company founded in 1924, operating as one of the larger ferrous and non-ferrous metal recyclers in North America. The facility accepts scrap metal, electronics, appliances, and vehicles from residents, small businesses, and large commercial operations. Cohen is headquartered in Middletown, Ohio, and operates multiple public drive-thru and commercial recycling locations throughout the Ohio Valley region.
Services: Public drive-thru scrap metal drop-off · Commercial and industrial metal recycling · Vehicle recycling · Electronics recycling · Scrap metal purchasing
Accepts: Ferrous metals, Non-ferrous metals, Stainless steel, Nickel, Electronics (items that plug in or take batteries), Appliances (stoves, toasters, small appliances), Cars and vehicles, DVD players
What hours is Cohen Recycling open?
Cohen Recycling Centers are open Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 3 PM. They are closed on most national holidays.
What types of items does Cohen accept?
Cohen accepts items made mostly or entirely of metal, items that take batteries, and items that plug in. This includes scrap metal, appliances, electronics, vehicles, and more. Their staff can help determine if a specific item qualifies.
12175 Reading Rd Cincinnati OH 45241 USA
Cohen Recycling has been family-owned since 1924 and is one of the larger ferrous and non-ferrous metal recycling companies in North America. The Sharonville location is part of Cohen's network of public drive-thru recycling centers serving the Cincinnati and Ohio Valley region. They accept scrap metal, electronics, appliances, and vehicles from residents and businesses alike.
Services: Public drive-thru scrap metal drop-off · Commercial and industrial metal recycling · Car recycling · Electronics recycling · Scrap pickup service for businesses
Accepts: Ferrous metals, Non-ferrous metals, Stainless steel, Nickel, Stoves and large appliances, Small appliances (toasters, etc.), Electronics (DVD players, telephones), Medical devices
What hours is the Cohen Recycling Center open?
Cohen Recycling Centers are open Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 3 PM, and closed on most national holidays.
What types of materials does Cohen accept?
Cohen accepts anything made mostly or entirely of metal, anything that takes batteries, or anything that plugs in. This includes scrap metal, appliances, electronics, vehicles, and more. Their staff can help with any exceptions.
2551 Compton Rd Cincinnati OH 45231 USA
4500 Kellogg Ave
Jack's Used Auto Parts is a self-serve pull-and-pay yard in Cincinnati with about 1,800 vehicles from 1975 to 2019. Customers can pull their own parts or pay a mechanic to remove parts, and the yard buys junk vehicles with towing available.
Services: Self-service pull and pay · Full-service parts removal ($1 per minute) · Cash for junk vehicles · Towing for vehicle purchases · Online vehicle inventory
Accepts: Junk vehicles, Used auto parts
Is there an entry fee for the pull-and-pay yard?
Yes. There is a $2 entry fee. Purchases are cash only, and customers must be 16 or older.
What if I cannot pull a part myself?
You can pay to have a mechanic pull the part for you at $1 per minute.
10315 Spartan Dr Cincinnati OH 45215 USA
Recycling Alliance Ltd. processes paper grades for companies and offers a waste audit to build a recycling program. Processed material is shredded securely, and a certificate of destruction is available for any job on request.
Services: Paper grade processing · Waste audit · Recycling program development · Secure shredding · Certificate of destruction
Accepts: Paper grades
What materials does Recycling Alliance Ltd. process?
Recycling Alliance Ltd. processes paper grades.
Does Recycling Alliance Ltd. provide a certificate of destruction?
Yes. Recycling Alliance Ltd. can provide a certificate of destruction for any job upon request.
426 West Seymour Avenue
U-Pull-&-Pay Cincinnati is a self-service salvage yard operated by Pull-A-Part, offering an organized yard with online vehicle inventory search, used car sales, and junk car buying with free towing.
Services: self-service used auto parts · junk car buying · used car sales · free tow for junk cars
Accepts: junk cars, trucks, SUVs, vans
How do I sell my junk car?
Call the Sell My Car line at (513) 930-0579 for a quote; if accepted, they arrange free tow pickup.
What is the admission fee?
Regular admission is $2; VIP admission is $1. You must be 16 or older to enter the yard.
Based on the listings above, materials commonly handled in Cincinnati include Electronics, scrap metal, Cincinnati, Appliances, Cardboard. Browse the guides below for preparation tips, scrap values, and what's recyclable.
Cincinnati residents have kept up curbside recycling for more than 35 years, diverting over a million tons of material from the waste stream, including 19,724.75 tons in 2024 alone (a 21.24 percent diversion rate). The city runs its own curbside recycling program through the Department of Public Services, while Hamilton County ReSource coordinates hazardous waste, electronics, and yard trimmings drop-off options countywide. Most of the region's trash and much of its recycling ultimately routes through Rumpke, the Cincinnati-based hauler that also operates one of the largest landfills in the country just north of the city.
Glass goes right in the curbside recycling cart in Cincinnati, no separate drop-off trip needed. Jars and bottles (jelly jars, pickle jars, wine bottles) should be empty and can include metal lids. This puts Cincinnati ahead of many peer cities that pulled glass from curbside programs; Hamilton County ReSource still lists glass as accepted for both curbside and drop-off recycling.
The city's own list singles out batteries, electronics, scrap metal, pots and pans, and clothing/textiles as items that do not belong in curbside recycling. Hamilton County ReSource adds plastic bags and film, to-go food containers, Styrofoam and polystyrene cups, drinking glasses, ceramics, garden hoses, and light bulbs to the no list. Recyclables should go in loose, never bagged, with the one exception being shredded paper in a clear bag.
Rumpke Sanitary Landfill at 3800 Struble Rd. in Colerain Township (just northwest of the city) is the main landfill for the region and one of the largest in the United States. Rumpke is also the primary hauler contracted for much of Hamilton County's residential trash and recycling collection and processing.
Hamilton County ReSource runs registered household hazardous product drop-off events (accepting things like pesticides, solvents, oil-based paint, and pool chemicals) rather than a year-round public drop-off site; residents must sign up in advance since walk-ins aren't accepted and the location is only shared with registrants. Electronics are handled through periodic one-day electronic recycling events plus a list of year-round electronics recycling outlets maintained on the ReSource site. Note that latex paint, gasoline, motor oil, tires, and rechargeable/lithium-ion batteries are explicitly not accepted at the hazardous waste events and need separate outlets.
The City of Cincinnati offers a free Bulk Item Pickup service through 311, but only for residential addresses on the city's own trash route; homes served by a private hauler like Rumpke or Republic aren't eligible and need to arrange large-item pickup with that company instead. Ohio Revised Code 4737.04 requires licensed scrap metal dealers to record and photograph the ID of anyone selling scrap metal, a statewide anti-theft law that applies to yards across Hamilton County. Ohio has no bottle deposit law, so cans and bottles carry no redemption value at the register.
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