HEATH TRANSFER STATION

The following items are accepted at the Heath Transfer Station on any day that it is open. Transfer Station permit stickers are available at the Heath Post Office for $55. Hours of the Post Office are 9:30 am – 1:30 pm Monday through Saturday. All of these items are covered under the dump sticker at no additional cost to you:

• Household trash and recyclable paper, plastic, bottles, and cans

• Propane tanks - $5 fee

• Batteries (all kinds)

• Fluorescent light bulbs

• Small metal items, lawn mowers, snow blowers, or

any other small item. It must be free of organic

material; example, the springs for a mattress are

accepted, but not the pillow ticking material that

makes up the mattress

• Large items for the metal bin: you may dispose

of provided you obtain a sticker from the Heath

Post Office prior to the disposal. $15 fee per item.

The Transfer Station, under any circumstance, does not accept any item that has ever had refrigerant in it (even if it has a broken hose or a legal tag stating that the refrigerant has been removed)

TRANSFER STATION HOURS

Summer (after Memorial Day until the end of Oct.): Mon 9 am – 1 pm

Wed 1 pm – 5 pm

Sat 8 am – 4 pm

Winter: Mon 9 am – 1 pm

Sat 8 am – 4 pm

RECYCLING

It is important that everyone do their part to recycle – it’s good for the environment, it’s good for you, and it’s good for the town. And it’s easy.

What can be recycled:

Paper

• All paper and cardboard must be clean & dry
• Junk mail - Plastic windows okay
• Boxboard - Cereal, shoe, cracker boxes, etc.  Remove plastic liners.
• Newspapers/inserts
• Magazines/catalogs
• Paper bags
• White and colored office paper
• Computer paper
• Corrugated cardboard - Flatten, remove tape and string.
• Paperbacks and phone books - Remove covers.
• Pizza boxes - Only portions not contaminated by food or grease
• Gift wrap (no metallic or glitter), gift bags, cards

No soda or beer holders/cartons.
No waxed paper or waxed cardboard.
No egg cartons

Containers

· Glass bottles/jars, only clear, green, or brown, less than 2 gallons - Labels, lids, corks, neck rings, etc. are ok

· Aluminum, tin/steel cans and lids and aluminum foil - Labels are ok.

· Milk & juice cartons (tent top), drink boxes - Remove straws & caps, flatten.

· Plastic bottles, jars, and tubs. Remove caps, lids, pumps and wraps. Labels and detergent spouts may be left on.

No light bulbs, window or auto glass, dishes, glasses, Pyrex, ceramics, or broken glass.
No paint or aerosol cans or other metal objects.
No plastic bags, containers over 2 gal., motor oil jugs, chemical or Styrofoam containers or flower pots

Click here for a more detailed list from the Franklin County Solid Waste Management District.