America Recycles Day - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repeat!
Published on November 15, 2011
Happy America Recycles Day! Since 1997, America Recycles Day (ARD) is the only nationally recognized recycling day. Hundreds of events are held across the U.S. to raise awareness about the importance of recycling and to encourage Americans to sign personal pledges to recycle and buy recycled products.
Recycling is a great way to ensure reusable materials don’t end up in landfills. Unfortunately, landfills are not a sustainable approach to waste disposal. They are one of the largest sources of human produced methane, which pollutes the air. A large percentage of items that end up in landfills can be recycled. Recycling saves resources by reusing materials instead of taking virgin materials from the earth. It also reduces energy use because it takes less energy to recycle an item than to make it from scratch. Recycling reduces pollution, saves money and creates jobs.
Every center listed below is available for drop-off at no cost to you (unless otherwise noted). Some even PAY YOU for your recyclables.
Mobile County Recycling
Al.com's business list of recycling centers in Mobile
City of Mobile's Metro Recycling and the items they accept
Mixed paper recycling can be dropped off at any of these bins located all around Mobile
Wise Recycling will BUY recyclables from you! Conveniently located in Mobile and Foley.
For a small weekly fee, Earth Resources offers residential and business curb-side pick-up in the Mobile area.
Alter Metal Recycling will buy and recycle your scrap metal! Check out their accepted items on their website. Drop-off hours are M-F from 7am-345pm and Saturday from 7am-11am.
Aaron Oil will recycle used car oil at their Saraland facility M-F from 8am-5pm.
Southern Recycling's Mobile location is a full-service, drive-up, pay-out recycling, M-F 730am-330pm. Accepts large-scale items such as barges, vehicles, appliances and more.
Free battery recycling, some larger batteries even qualify for cash! Check out The Battery Shop in Mobile.
Baldwin County
Comprehensive list of more than 20 drop-off recycling sites in Baldwin County
How to recycle cooking oil in Baldwin County
Tarpon Paper will buy and recycle various paper products including library books, but also accepts plastic and scrap metal.
Look out for Baldwin County free holiday tree recycling this winter!
Ecovery in Loxley accepts e-waste for free, (except the old-style TVs and monitors containing tubes fee ranges from $5-$10)
Let's make recycling day EVERY day!
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