Swain County Residents Are Encouraged to Recycle

The Recycling Center will take the following items:

• Newspaper

• All cardboard

• #1 & 2 plastic bottles

• Clear, brown, green glass bottles only

• Aluminum cans

• Motor oil

• Car batteries

• Appliances

• Any scrap metal – pieces must be less than 8 ft long

Items that are not acceptable:

• Paint – To dispose of paint simply open the lid, let the paint dry out and throw in the trash.

• No chemicals including insecticides or herbicides

Charge for building materials:

• Building materials including concrete, shingles, wood - 2 cents per lb.