Marion, Ohio
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981 W Center Street
Beginning July 6, 2026, the City of Marion offers a free recycling drop-off at Central Garage, 981 W. Center Street, for Marion City residents. The City says the site accepts the same materials as its former curbside recycling program and is open daily 6 a.m.–8 p.m.
Services: Free recycling drop-off
1011 S. Prospect Street
Sims Brothers at 1011 S. Prospect Street in Marion takes scrap metal, cardboard, and automotive batteries. Its staff are certified to remove freon from refrigerators and dehumidifiers.
Accepts: Scrap metal, Appliances, Cardboard, Automotive batteries, Refrigerators, Dehumidifiers
Services: Freon removal
EPA RCRAInfo’s export generated October 25, 2026 lists SIMS BROTHERS INC, handler OHD018161885, at 1011 S PROSPECT ST, MARION, OH, with reported legal operator: SIMS BROTHERS INC. The source record was received 2020-10-12. Its last handler-record change is 2020-12-31. Those dates are not ownership effective dates. EPA’s legal-owner field includes building or land owners, while its operator field identifies the entity controlling the RCRA site’s operation. These organization names describe the matched hazardous-waste handler/site record; they do not independently verify current business ownership, corporate parents or operation of every activity at the property. Source: https://rcrapublic.epa.gov/rcra-hwip/data-access/csv-downloads
Sims Brothers Recycling identifies its Marion operation as a long-standing local business and says it processes ferrous and nonferrous metals, paper and plastics. The company lists a range of items it buys, including aluminum, radiators, appliances, vehicles, cast iron, sheet metal, stainless steel, transmissions and used beverage cans.
Listed hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Sat 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Sun Closed
Accepts: Ferrous metals, Nonferrous metals, Paper, Plastics, Aluminum, Aluminum and copper radiators, Appliances, Automobiles, trucks and RVs, Cast iron, Lithographic sheet, Sheet metal, Stainless steel, Transmissions, Used beverage cans
Services: Recycling of metal, paper and plastics · Purchase of listed recyclable materials
Its partial list includes all grades of aluminum, aluminum and copper radiators, appliances, automobiles, trucks and RVs, cast iron, sheet metal, stainless steel, transmissions and used beverage cans.
EPA's national Facility Registry Service CSV lists registry ID 110004604447 for SIMS BROTHERS RECYCLING at 1011 S PROSPECT ST, MARION, OH. National CSV retrieved October 30, 2026. The record's listed update date is 2026-01-31. A registry entry is not a recycling license, certification or confirmation of public drop-off access.
Based on the listings above, materials commonly handled in Marion include recycling center, scrap metal, appliances, cardboard, car batteries. Browse the guides below for preparation tips, scrap values, and what's recyclable.
Marion OH ended curbside recycling on June 26, 2026 and replaced it with a free drop-off at the City Central Garage, 981 W. Center St., run with the DKMM solid waste district. The site is open to Marion city residents seven days a week from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM and takes the same materials the curbside program did. Curbside yard waste pickup continues on the day after trash day.
No. The city ended curbside recycling collection on June 26, 2026. Marion city residents now take recyclables to the free drop-off at the Central Garage, 981 W. Center St. Curbside yard waste collection continues as usual.
Use the free City of Marion drop-off at the Central Garage, 981 W. Center St., run in partnership with DKMM. It is open to Marion city residents 7 days a week from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM. The site takes the same materials as the old curbside program, listed on the city's Recycling Program page. Call the Central Garage at 740-382-1479 with questions.
Curbside yard waste collection runs on the day after your regular trash pickup. Call the Central Garage at 740-382-1479 with yard waste questions.
Keep it to sort recyclables at home and carry them to the drop-off. If you do not want it, set the bin at the curb on your normal collection day and city crews collect it.
Yes. DKMM runs drop-offs at Anselment Park, 5842 Caledonia Mud Pike in Caledonia; River Valley School Bus Garage, 4280 Marion-Mt. Gilead Road; Ridgedale Schools, 3165 Hillman-Ford Rd. in Morral; 447 S. High Street in Green Camp; 350 N. High Street in LaRue; 180 S. Main Street in New Bloomington; the Pleasant Township Senior Citizens Center, 1036 Owens Road W; 318 N. Elm Street in Prospect; and Waldo Village Park on West Main Street.
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