Want to ensure that something the Community Recycle Center can't accept gets reused or recycled? Here are some options for common items:

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Automobiles

Ivan's Auto Recycling - 5600 S Hwy 191, 259-8506 (free pick-up; if you drop off they'll pay you the current market price/ton)
West Auto Repair & Sales - 1370 S Millcreek Dr, 260-1088 (call for salvage details)

Bags

Plastic & Paper Grocery Bags
City Market - 425 S Main, 259-5181(bin is out front between the propane and pay phones)

Cloth Reusable Bags (intact or damaged)
WabiSabi - 1030 S Bowling Alley Lane, 259-3313
Bags in good shape can be resold. Fabric from damaged bags is sent to ChicoBag's Repurposing Program to make new bags, rugs, etc.

Batteries

Car Batteries
Carquest Auto Parts - 356 S Main, 259-6101
Chip's Grand Tire - 312 N Main, 259-7909
Napa Auto Parts - 65 W 200 S, 259-7195

Rechargeable Batteries
Royce's Electronics - 611 S Main, 259-6630

Alkaline batteries (eg Energizer, Duracell etc)
See heading "Electronics & Alkaline Batteries."

Cell Phones

WabiSabi - 1030 S Bowling Alley Lane, 259-3313
(phones are passed on to nonprofit organizations and US soldiers and also sold at the thrift store)

Compost

Creekside Lane Organics accepts some food scraps for use as compost on their farm. Call first to inquire if your items are acceptable: 260-9563.

Election Signs

We recommend reusing election signs if possible, and recycling them otherwise. Here are some options:

  1. return signs to candidates/campaign organizers for reuse in future elections
  2. reuse signs for your own purposes, or donate them. There are a lot of sites on the web with ideas on reusing election signs, from making garage sale and party signs with them, to constructing all sorts of entertaining items with them. Here are some crafts and designs we thought were fun:
  3. recycle your signs (corrugated plastic ones can go in the plastics #3-#7 bin at the recycling center).

Electronics & Alkaline Batteries

Canyonlands Community Recycling (CCR) & WabiSabi partner in the spring and fall to offer the community one-day events to responsibly recycle computers, tvs and virtually every other device that plugs in. We can also accept alkaline batteries at these collections. Contact CCR (210-4996) for more information and/or upcoming dates.

Food

Grand County Food Bank - 259-6456

Light Bulbs

(compact fluorescents)
WabiSabi Thriftique - 411 Locust Ln, 259-9114
WabiSabi Warehouse - 1030 S Bowling Alley Ln, 259-3313

Incandescent Light Bulbs
Unlike fluorescent light bulbs, incandescent light bulbs do not contain mercury. According to the Environmental Protection Agency you can go ahead and put your incandescent bulbs in the trash (unless you want to reuse them for an art project...the internet has fun ideas for vases, ornaments and other fun objects!).

Medications

Grand County Sheriff's Office - 25 S 100 E, 259-8115
The Sheriff's Office can accept expired or unwanted prescription and over-the-counter drugs in pill or capsules form. They cannot accept liquids or creams. The program is anonymous, no questions asked. Collected drugs are incinerated by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Metal

(fees for some items - call to inquire)
Bob's Sanitation Transfer Station - 2295 S Hwy 191, 259-7585
Accepted items include wire, bicycles & appliances (e.g. lawnmowers, refrigerators, microwaves & stoves)

Motor Oil

Lube It Express - 655 S Main, 259-6435
Moab Power Sports - 1082 S Main, 259-7800 (accepts motor oil & coolant from motorcycles and ATVs)

Packing Materials

(bubble wrap & packing peanuts only)
Canyonlands Copy Center - 375 S Main, 259-8432
Sore No More - 1101 S Murphy Lane, 259-5931

Paint

Paint that is still good: WabiSabi - 1030 S Bowling Alley Lane, 259-3313

Paint that isn't good anymore: The best option is to contact the Solid Waste District (259-3867) and inquire when they are planning another household hazardous waste drive. If you send paint to the landfill, please leave the lid off the can and let the paint dry out first.

Pallets

Community Recycle Center – 1000 E Sand Flats Rd, 259-3867. The center will accept wooden pallets that are in good condition for reuse on the center grounds.
Triassic Industries – 259-4912. They may take intact or damaged pallets for reuse/mulching. Call first. Bob's Transfer Station – 259-7585. They may take pallets but please note that pallets may end up being burned. Call first.

Paper

(paper types that are not accepted at the recycle center)
Visit the Monthly Paper Drive...

Plant Pots

(all sizes, from seedling trays to tree-size)
Wildland Scapes Nursery - 1471 S Mill Creek Dr, 259-0820 (they can also reuse some irrigation supplies - call for details)

Printer Cartridges

Desert West Office Supply - 53 W 100 S, 259-5735
WabiSabi Thriftique- 259-9114 & Warehouse- 259-3313

Propane Canisters

Bob's Sanitation Transfer Station - 2295 S Hwy 191, 259-7585

Tires

Bicycle Tires & Tubes
Escape Adventures - 391 S Main, 259-7423
Tires are hauled to Las Vegas for recycling; tubes are turned into Alchemy Goods messenger bags)

Car Tires ($3 charge/tire)
Chip's Grand Tire - 312 N Main, 259-7909

Miscellaneous Reusable (non-food) Items

Memory Lane Thrift Shoppe - 350 N 500 W, 259-4725
WabiSabi Thriftique - 411 Locust Ln, 259-9114
WabiSabi Warehouse - 1030 S Bowling Alley Ln, 259-3313

Tree & Yard Waste, Leaves

Triassic Industries - 259-4912(accepts tree & leaf waste and yard clippings by appointment)

Manzana Springs Vegetable Farm - 259-6467(interested in donations of leaves - contact them for details)

Other Useful Resources

THANK YOU to all the businesses, organizations and individuals making these services possible!

Know of other places to take items for reuse or recycling? Contact us and we'll add them to the list!