Convenience / Recycling Options for Crosswoods Residents:
Recycling through Central KY Hauling Pickup
Recycling/Waste Services of the Bluegrass is committed to protecting the environment. Toward that end, we support recycling efforts and accept a wide variety of recyclable materials. Unfortunately, not everything can be recycled at the facility we have our materials processed at. Below is a list of materials accepted at the Lexington Recycling Center.
Acceptable Items
The following items are common contaminants to that get placed in recycling containers and are not accepted at Lexington’s recycling center where we take recyclables for processing. Please throw them away in your trash cart or trash container. These items include:
Some items can damage equipment at the Lexington Recycling Center where we take recycling materials. Avoid putting the following items in your recycling cart or recycling containers. This will help keep the recycling center running safely and efficiently. Please throw them away in your trash cart or trash container. These items include:
Recycling by taking items directly to the Nicholasville Recycling Center
Location: 123 Hendren Way, Nicholasville
Phone: (859) 885-4545
New Hours effective Dec. 1, 2012
Open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Closed Sunday.
Items accepted at the Hendren Way Location: Wood, Carpet, Mattress and Box Springs, Couches, Metal, Drywall, Appliances, Construction Debris, Cardboard, Batteries, Tanks for Gas Grills, and Furniture.
Items not accepted: Regular Household Garbage, Food Scraps, Wet Items, Liquids, Rocks, Brick, Dirt, Concrete, Brush, and Blacktop.
Note: The main recycling center in Nicholasville is a drop-off facility. They do not provide pick-up.
No Oil accepted. Oil is accepted free of charge at the Road Department.
Please call, or visit their website for more information: (859) 885-4545 or
http://jessamineco.com/departments/recycling-center/
Recycling Director Contact:
Mike Cassidy - Solid Waste / Storm Water Coordinator
Mike's Address: In the Jessamine County Animal Shelter, 120 Fairground Way
Nicholasville, KY 40356
Phone (859) 881-0821 + "0"
Fax (859) 885-2545
Email: mcassidy@jessamineco.com
Recycling/Waste Services of the Bluegrass is committed to protecting the environment. Toward that end, we support recycling efforts and accept a wide variety of recyclable materials. Unfortunately, not everything can be recycled at the facility we have our materials processed at. Below is a list of materials accepted at the Lexington Recycling Center.
Acceptable Items
- Paper Products: boxboard, newspaper and inserts, magazines, phone books, office and school papers, catalogs, brown paper bags, etc.
- Dry Cardboard
- Aluminum Cans
- Aerosol Cans (empty)
- Packaging intended for the refrigerator or freezer: soft drink cases, frozen-food boxes, etc.
- Steel Food Cans (Please rinse. Labels can stay on.)
- Plastic Bottles and Jugs (#1 & #2)
- Glass Bottles and Jars (Colored and clear.)
The following items are common contaminants to that get placed in recycling containers and are not accepted at Lexington’s recycling center where we take recyclables for processing. Please throw them away in your trash cart or trash container. These items include:
- Pyrex or plate glass
- Ceramics
- Styrofoam containers
- Clamshell packaging
- Disposable cups, hot or cold
- Wrapping and tissue paper
Some items can damage equipment at the Lexington Recycling Center where we take recycling materials. Avoid putting the following items in your recycling cart or recycling containers. This will help keep the recycling center running safely and efficiently. Please throw them away in your trash cart or trash container. These items include:
- Plastic bags, wrap and film
- Hoses
- Bungee cords
- Christmas lights
- Cloth
- Chains
Recycling by taking items directly to the Nicholasville Recycling Center
Location: 123 Hendren Way, Nicholasville
Phone: (859) 885-4545
New Hours effective Dec. 1, 2012
Open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Closed Sunday.
Items accepted at the Hendren Way Location: Wood, Carpet, Mattress and Box Springs, Couches, Metal, Drywall, Appliances, Construction Debris, Cardboard, Batteries, Tanks for Gas Grills, and Furniture.
Items not accepted: Regular Household Garbage, Food Scraps, Wet Items, Liquids, Rocks, Brick, Dirt, Concrete, Brush, and Blacktop.
Note: The main recycling center in Nicholasville is a drop-off facility. They do not provide pick-up.
No Oil accepted. Oil is accepted free of charge at the Road Department.
Please call, or visit their website for more information: (859) 885-4545 or
http://jessamineco.com/departments/recycling-center/
Recycling Director Contact:
Mike Cassidy - Solid Waste / Storm Water Coordinator
Mike's Address: In the Jessamine County Animal Shelter, 120 Fairground Way
Nicholasville, KY 40356
Phone (859) 881-0821 + "0"
Fax (859) 885-2545
Email: mcassidy@jessamineco.com