Environmental Education Programs

The Wise County recycling program currently accepts the following materials for recycling: Aluminum, Metal, Paper, Cardboard, Rubber Tires*, and Electronics. Recyclables are accepted by the county at each of the manned county convenience centers. There are recycling stations set up at each one. Some may accept different types of recyclables than others. You may not realize it, but there are different types of most of these recyclables. The list below will explain what Wise County accepts for recycling.

Paper – Only Magazines, Newspapers and Paperboard (ex. Shoeboxes and cereal boxes). No office paper or other types of paper other than what is listed is accepted at this time. Shoe Boxes & cereal boxes) are accepted at this time. They are working to change this so that they can accept more types of paper and we will update this website and inform the public if and when that happens.

Cardboard – All corrugated (thick) cardboard. *The recycling containers for cardboard are designed so that cardboard boxes must be flattened out first in order to go in the recycling containers.

Aluminum – All aluminum cans and aluminum metal pieces.

Metal – White goods, such as stoves, refrigerators, freezers, etc. or any other metal pieces.

Electronics (E-Waste) – Most electronic goods such as computers, radios, cameras, printers, copiers, fax machines, and telephones. Wise County will accept flat-screen televisions at the e-waste recycling station but all other types of televisions should be disposed of with the regular trash at the convenience centers.

Rubber Tires*– All passenger car & light truck tires. This is the only recycled item that Wise County has their citizens and businesses pay a separate fee to dispose of. This is due to the high cost of disposal. Currently the fee is $1.00 for each passenger tire brought to a convenience center and $5 for each commercial truck tire.