Our mission is to make it as easy as possible for you to recycle in Oakwood. Below we have summarized, to the best of our knowledge, a list of all the possible places to recycle in and around Oakwood.
Although we are doing our best to provide the latest information, policies will change overtime and we may not be able to update as quickly as we’d like. Links to official resources are provided below. If you see a discrepancy, please let us know!
Item Type
Plastics
Curbside Pickup (bottles, tubs, cups, cartons)
Foell Public Works Drop Off (bottles, tubs, cups, cartons)
Montgomery County Drop Off (bottles, tubs, cups, cartons)
GO Recycling Styrofoam Collection Event (Styrofoam)
[NEW] Hefty ReNew Program (packaging, bags, wraps, foams, dinnerware)
Glass
Curbside Pickup
Montgomery County Drop Off
Metal
Curbside Pickup
Foell Public Works Drop Off
Montgomery County Drop Off
Paper
Yard Waste
Foell Public Works
Montgomery County Drop Off
Recycling Location Details
Curbside Pickup
Accepts: Paper, Plastics, Metal Cans & Cups, Glass Bottles & Jars, Cartons
How: Leave the recyclable items out with your weekly refuse collection.
Additional Resources:
- Oakwood Refuse Handbook
- Oakwood Refuse Collection Schedule
- Refer to the Rumpke website for more information on what is acceptable.
Foell Public Works
Accepts: Paper, Plastics, Metal Cans & Cups, Glass Bottles & Jars, Cartons
How: Bring your items to the following address
Foell Public Works Center
210 Shafor Boulevard
Oakwood, OH 45419
Additional Resources:
GO Recycling Styrofoam Collection Event
Accepts: Styrofoam
How: During the collection event, bring your items to the Foell Public Works.
Foell Public Works Center
210 Shafor Boulevard
Oakwood, OH 45419
We will inform you of the next collection event via the email list, as well as through our Facebook page.
Montgomery County Solid Waste
Accepts: Paper, Plastics, Metal Cans & Cups, Glass Bottles & Jars, Cartons
How: Bring your items to
1001 Encrete Ln
Moraine, OH 45439
Additional Resources:
Washington Township Rec Plex
Accepts: Batteries, Packaging, and various others. View the full list of accepted items at: https://wclibrary.info/makerspace/#recycling
How: Bring your items to
895 Miamisburg Centerville Rd
Dayton, OH 45459
The Creativity Commons program at the Washington Township Rec Plex accepts many items that the curbside pickup does not, including batteries. You can drop items off at anytime during facility’s open hours.
Subaru of Dayton
Accepts: Wrappers, coffee, creamer, tea pods.
How: Bring your items to
995 Miamisburg Centerville Rd
Washington Township, OH 45459
The collected items are sent to Terracycle for recycling.
Hefty ReNew Program
Accepts: Packaging, Bags, Wraps, Foams, Dinnerware
How: Purchase Hefty® ReNew® orange bags. Fill the bag with accepted recycling items. Once full, place it in the Oakwood curbside recycling bin.
Please be sure to check the most up-to-date list of accepted items HERE.
As of this writing, the orange bags are sold at Kroger, Meijer, and Target.
Additional Resources:
- Read our article about the Hefty ReNew Program HERE
- https://www.hefty.com/products/hefty-renew/