Non-hazardous special collections items, including tires, household electronics, appliances and more that have been dropped off at the Lake County Fairgrounds can now be dropped off at the Lake County Solid Waste Landfill and Recycling Center. A permanent recycling drop-off area will be available June 6th through August 31st, Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM and Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Materials in an open truck bed or open trailer need to be tarped during transportation to the drop-off to be accepted. Vehicles are to enter through the scale. Residents can pay with cash, check, or credit card for any associated fees.
Residents are instructed to unload their recyclable items and take them into the building to be stacked and sorted by the Solid Waste team. Accepted items include appliances, household electronics, computer-related devices, monitors, televisions, and tires. All memory components on computer-related devices will be professionally erased or destroyed in a secure facility prior to being recycled.
Fees associated with this drop-off are as follows:
- NO COST, FREE: Most corded and rechargeable household electronics including phones, computers, towers, and printers.
- $3 EACH: Car and pickup truck tires – no rims, 6 max. per day, up to 20”.
- $5 EACH: Household appliances, flat screens/tube screens 27″ and smaller, and semi-truck tires – no rims, 6 max. per day, over 20″.
- $10 EACH: Flat/tube screens larger than 27″, projection & console sets.
- $15 EACH: Tractor and agricultural tires, no rims, 6 max per day.
Hazardous household waste will be collected at the Lake County Fairgrounds on June 11th and September 24th from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
The Lake County Solid Waste Landfill and Recycling Center is located at 2039 Blasé Nemeth Road in Painesville Twp.