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Recycling drop-off
Fairfield County recycling drop-off
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Lancaster-Fairfield Community Action Recycling Center.
Not a household-trash drop-off. This page covers only the specifically listed recycling, compost, hazardous or specialty materials. Check the accepted materials before loading your vehicle.
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-06
Who can use it
County residential recycling service funded by CFLP Solid Waste District. Document shredding also serves businesses. Special streams have their own eligibility.
Hours
- Scrap metal and drive-through recycling lane: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-2 p.m., subject to posted closures.
- Office 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. is not the drive-through schedule. Hours for unstaffed residential bins are not stated here. Facility-local Eastern Time.
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 |
|---|---|
| Document shredding | First 30 lb onsite free; after 30 lb $0.15/lb. Cash/check only; no credit cards. Call for large or business loads. |
| Scrap metal | Call for current buyback pricing; no dollar value verified. |
| Special plastic program | Specified Hefty Re New bags required; bag purchase price not verified. Do not place these materials loose or in ordinary bags. |
Hazardous waste
Not a general HHW drop-off. Separate residential taped-battery collection is described in the county guide; ask before bringing chemicals or special items.
Holiday closures
Posted 2026 closures include Nov. 11, Nov. 23-27 and Dec. 21-25/28-31. Jan. 1 also listed without an explicit year. Do not substitute office availability for drive-through access.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-06 from official sources .
Other notes
- Ordinary residential recycling: aluminum and steel cans, #1/#2 plastic bottles, newspaper, magazines, office paper, paperboard and flattened corrugated cardboard. Sort into appropriate bins; no ordinary plastic bags.
- Glass is accepted only at selected locations. The linked guide explicitly includes this East Main Street center; do not infer every county trailer accepts glass. Window glass, ceramics, light bulbs and glass tableware are excluded from the container stream.
- The guide linked as 2026 allows specified #3-#7 plastics, foam and film ONLY in the designated Hefty Re New bag/bin at this center, not at other residential sites. Homepage currently announces that program ends June 30, 2027; confirm before buying bags or traveling.
- Residential household batteries require taped terminals and a separate collection; do not mix batteries with bottles/cans. The guide does not establish general trash, furniture, tire or appliance intake in the ordinary recycling lane.
- For scrap metal or shredding use the left garage lane and wait at the entrance until an attendant motions you through. Shredding permits staples/paper clips attached to documents, but not books or binders.
- Guide identifies 23 residential locations; this is one consolidated county-center page, not 23 duplicate pages. College View/Oberlin Court removal notice appears on the homepage, so do not rely on older maps listing that host.
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Sources
Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-06. If something conflicts, trust the town.