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.
Current Events: HOLIDAYS 2011
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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. Maury County also has two recycle centers located at the corner of West 8th and Beckett (Columbia), and behind Food Lion (SpringHill).
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.
CARDBOARD- Cardboard boxes and dividers, phonebooks, cereal and other food cardboard boxes. However, NO WAXED BOXES SUCH AS BANANA BOXES AND MILK CARTONS.
PLASTIC CONTAINERS- All plastic can be accepted EXCEPT the following: grocery sacks, garbage bags, any containers that have metal on them (Ex. plastic bucket with metal handle). Please no containers that have been used to hold oil or antifreeze. Plastic grocery sacks can typically be dropped at a local grocery store as we can NOT recycle them.
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).
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE SOLID WASTE FACILITY (MCSW) ON LAWSON WHITE DRIVE:
REFRIGERATION/AIR CONDITIONING UNITS-any units containing Freon. There will be a $5 fee for extracting the Freon.
ELECTRONICS-Computers
PAINT-Both acrylic and oil-based paints.
TIRES-Old tires. There is a charge of $78/ton, approximately $1/tire depending on its weight. Please call MCSW before loading your tires as space can sometimes be limited. 931-375-6402 or 931-375-6403.
Thank You again for all your continued support.
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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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