Maury County Solid Waste
Mike Sweeney, Director
Mission:
To provide solid waste service to the residents of Maury County with solid waste disposal, tire disposal, recycling programs, litter pick up, and educational programs.
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Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Disposal
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Maury County Solid Waste accepts E-Waste (Computers, TV’s, Microwaves, etc…) and Paint on a daily basis at our main location at 1233 Lawson White Drive. Mon –Fri 7:00 a. m. – 3:00 p. m.
Maury County is asking each resident to help lower the Solid Waste Land filling costs which will beneficially effect each person’s taxes and improve the environment by recycling rather than disposing of valuable materials in garbage and trash. Recycling also makes good sense on a national basis as for every ton of aluminum recycled saves the equivalent of 35.6 barrels of crude oil which we will not have to buy from foreigners; and for every ton of paper/cardboard recycled we will save the equivalent of 4100 kilowatt hours of electricity, 17 trees, 3 cubic yards of landfill space, 60 pounds of air pollution contaminants, and 7000 gallons of water.
Maury County currently provides recycling receptacles at each of its 9 convenience centers and Beckett Street listed below. You may also provide recyclable materials to participating schools: Please call the school prior to doing this.
THE MATERIALS WHICH CAN BE RECYCLED ARE:
MIXED PAPER- Any kind of paper such as copy paper, newspapers, magazines, junk mail, writing tablets, and etc.; however, NO PHONE BOOKS.
CARDBOARD-Cardboard boxes and dividers, cereal and other food cardboard boxes. However, NO WAXED BOXES SUCH AS BANANA BOXES AND MILK CARTONS.
HOUSEHOLD PLASTIC CONTAINERS-Drink containers, milk jugs, detergent containers, food containers, cleaning supply containers, motor oil containers (oil must be completely drained from containers). However, NO MARGARINE, YOGURT OR OTHER FOOD THIN PLASTIC CONTAINERS.
HOUSEHOLD GLASS CONTAINERS-Drink containers, household food ( pickles, salad dressing, etc), and cleaning supply containers. Separate the clear and the colored glass. However NO WINDOW, MIRROR, OR WINDSHIELD GLASS.
ALUMINUM-Aluminum cans and scrap aluminum
STEEL-Steel food cans, scrap steel, old appliances (Refrigeration & air conditioning units containing freon must be delivered to The Solid Waste Facility (MCSW) on Lawson White Drive).
ELECTRONICS-Computers (must be delivered to SWF)
PAINT-Both acrylic and oil-based paints. Must be delivered to MCSW.
TIRES-Old tires, must be delivered to MCSW. There is a charge of $78/ton, approximately $1/tire depending on its weight.
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Contact Us!
1233 Lawson White Drive. Columbia, TN 38401
7:00 am - 3:30 pm, Monday -Friday
To view the collection center locations with our interactive Map Viewer or can you view a PDF version here.
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Properly disposing of Household Hazardous Waste is a serious matter! |
Be a Careful Consumer! · The best way to deal with HHW is not to have any! Before you buy a product make sure it will do the job you intend it to do. When possible, buy only the amount you need so there are no "leftovers" to store or to dispose of. · Read
the label before you purchase a product. Many times two products will
do the same job, but one requires special disposal and the other does not. · If you do need to purchase potentially hazardous products read and follow the label directions. If you have to store these items always leave them in their original container and never remove the label. · And, most importantly, keep all hazardous products stored in a location away from children, and out of their reach! |
