Ohio
Transfer station
Brown County transfer station
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Adams Brown Recycling and Brown County community boxes.
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-07
Who can use it
Brown County Solid Waste Authority funds and contracts with nonprofit Adams Brown Recycling for residential services. Any Brown County resident may use community boxes.
Hours
- Staffed ABR center: Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 4 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Community box access hours are not specified on the authority pages retrieved; do not assume center hours apply to remote boxes.
Sticker or permit
Required: No (see notes)
Price: No permit fee stated on the linked page; confirm access requirements.
Where to buy: Contact the facility for access questions.
Per-item fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Residential TV or computer monitor | $0.55 per pound at ABR; monitor paired with a computer has no charge |
| Refrigerator or freezer | $10 each at ABR |
| Air conditioner or dehumidifier | $5 each at ABR |
| Compact fluorescent bulb | $0.50 per pound |
| Fluorescent tube | $0.35 per foot |
| Broken bulb | $2 per pound, in a neat sealed package |
| Resident yard waste | Authority describes free drop-off at ABR |
Hazardous waste
Not a general household hazardous waste drop-off. Consult the county program for those materials.
Holiday closures
Holiday closures not published on the linked facility page. Confirm before a holiday visit.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-07 from official sources .
Other notes
- ABR center accepts paper/cardboard, glass bottles/jars, plastic bottles/jars/jugs, steel, listed non-Freon appliances and computer equipment. Some clean metals have buyback value; current prices require a quote, not a guaranteed payout.
- Community boxes have narrower rules: no appliances, electronics, batteries, vapes, furniture, lumber, scrap metal, food/organics, light bulbs or plastic tubs/buckets. Do not transfer the staffed-center accepted list to unattended boxes.
- Box locations include Georgetown 4869 State Route 125 in front of Tractor Supply; Sardinia 132 S Main Street at Veterans Park; Higginsport 314 Washington Street; Fayetteville 3854 State Route 50 East; Mount Orab 400 N High Street and 15136 Eastwood Road. Hamersville and Russellville are marked out of service.
- Empty and dry recyclables, leave loose and flatten cardboard. Bagged shredded paper is the stated exception to the no-bags rule. For a full box, call ABR and leave a message outside business hours.
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Sources
Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-07. If something conflicts, trust the town.