Recycling

Recycle TriangleAcceptable Items:

  • Mixed Paper
  • Plastic Bottles
  • Metal Cans & Foil Products
  • Glass Bottles & Jars
  • Metal
  • Chemicals
  • Propane & Electronics
  • Tires

Unacceptable Items:

  • Carbon Paper
  • Foil-backed paper
  • Food contaminated paper
  • Fuel tanks (unless cut in half)
  • Large auto parts
  • Plastic bags
  • Wax or plastic coated paper


Goodwill Donations

Goodwill has a list of items that can be accepted at the Goodwill Donation trailer located at the Convenience Center site.

Recycled Quantities

Powhatan County was able to recycle the following quantities of material, thus keeping them out of the landfill:

Material FY15 Quantity Recycled 
 FY16 Quantity Recycled
Appliances and Scrap Metal
 216 Tons
 255 Tons
Drop-Off Recycling
 670 Tons
 732 Tons
Electronics 4 Tons
 5.5 Tons
Paint 990 Gallons
 825 Gallons
Propane Tanks
 105 Units
 89 Units
Textiles 313 Tons
 258 Tons
Tires 50 Tons
 40 Tons
Used Oil and Antifreeze
 10,880 Gallons
 12,469 Gallons
Used Oil Filters
 495 Gallons
 605 Gallons