Accepted:

 Footwear (Must be tied or banded together)

 Cellphones (Must be in a sealed bag)

 Backpacks

 Purses

 Baseball Hats

 Belts

 Printer Ink Cartridges

Not Accepted:

 All Glass Items

Notice: All Corrugated Cardboard has been banned from the Fayette County Landfill and must be recycled.

Accepted:

 Cardboard Boxes (Must be empty, flattened, clean, and dry)

Not Accepted:

 Any packaging materials such as styrofoam, plastic, wood, etc.

Accepted:

 Cereal, pop, beer, and shoe boxes (Must be flattened, empty, clean, and dry)

Not Accepted:

 Any packaging materials such as styrofoam, plastic, wood, etc.

Accepted:

 Phone Books, Reader's Digest, TV Guides, and Newspaper Ads.

 All white, colored office paper, windowed envelopes, and other mixed types of office paper.

 Newspapers

 Magazines and Catalogs

 Hardback Books

Not Accepted:

 Gift wrapping paper

Accepted:

 All food cans, aluminum foil, pie tins, beverage can, pots, and pans. (Must be rinsed and flattened)

 Other metal no larger than 2in x 1in. (Must be rinsed and flattened)

All Recyclable Electronics must be taken to the Fayette County Landfill. In October of 2001 the Fayette County Solid Waste Management Commission implemented an Electronics Recycling Program and BANNED TV’s and Computer Monitors from the Fayette County Landfill.

This program was started to provide a safer and more environmentally friendly electronics disposal option for Fayette County residents. All electronic items have toxic components in them, which when crushed and exposed to the elements, will leech into the ground and eventually into the groundwater. Some of the toxic components that can have a negative effects on people include:

 Lead - causes a host of nervous system ailments, high blood pressure and brain damage.
 Cadmium - is easily absorbed by plants growing in contaminated soil and attacks the liver and kidneys if digested by humans.
 Barium - causes heart, stomach, liver, kidney and other organ problems.
 Brominated Flame Retardant - causes heart, respiratory, and central nervous system disorders.
 PVC Coated Copper Cable and Plastic Computer Casings - when burned release toxic dioxins and fumes, which effect skin, liver, and the immune system.
 Mercury - causes nervous and reproductive system disorders.
 Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls - can taint skin, eyes, hair and body odor.

Recycling electronics is also important because of the valuable metals and components that can be salvaged and reused, as well as the landfill space that is saved. Thousands of pounds of electronic waste have been diverted from the Fayette County Landfill since the program started.

There are charges to recycle TV’s, Computer Monitors, Computer Printers, Fax Machines, Copy Machines, and Appliances. These charges are listed here. All other electronic equipment can currently be recycled at no charge.