Recycling

Curbside Recycling is available in the City of Eaton and the Village of Lewisburg and as a subscription service through Rumpke in Gratis. If you need to have a recycling bin delivered to your home contact one of the offices below:

  • City of Eaton: 937-456-4125
  • Village of Lewisburg: 937-962-4377
  • Village of Gratis: 937-787-3728
  • Rumpke of Ohio– 1-800-828-8171

If you are a resident that does not live in the above mentioned areas, and therefore do not have access to curbside recycling, you can take your recyclables to one of the following drop-off locations which are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Drop-Off Locations
Eaton Fire Station #2 – 391 West Lexington Road
Village of College Corner – 209 High Street
National Trail School – 6940 Oxford Gettysburg Road
Village of Lewisburg – 134 Western Avenue
Camden’s Tyler’s-ville Park – 100 E. McKinley Dr. (North side of park inside the blue fence in front of the soccer fields)
Israel Township Building – 8157 St. Route 177, in Camden, Ohio
Lakengren Maintenance Area – 318 W. Lakengren Drive
Village of West Alexandria – 100 Education Drive

You may also drop off recyclables at the Preble County Landfill during regular landfill hours.

Items DO NOT have to be separated, everything goes into the same collection bin.

The following items are recyclable:

Rumpke now accepts paper, plastic, and aluminum cups for recycling.  But be careful!  Styrofoam cups and Solo cups CANNOT be recycled.  Plastic cups can be recycled with lids attached but lids on paper cups should not be recycled.  Cups for recycling should be as clean and dry as possible.  Click on the link below to learn about how to correctly recycle cups through Rumpke’s recycling programs:

https://preblecountyrecycles.org/wp-content/uploads/CupsFAQ-003-1.pdf

PaperPlease try to bag or bundle paper to minimize the possibilities of litter
• Empty Envelopes
• Glossy Inserts
• Flyers
• Magazines
• Newspaper
• Phone Books
• Catalogs
• Computer Paper
• Construction Paper

Plastic Labels do not need to be removed, please rinse if possible
• #1 & #2 Plastics
• Pop Bottles
• Milk Jugs
• Detergent Containers
• Shampoo Bottles

Cardboard
• Cereal Boxes
• Pop Tart Boxes
• Appliance Boxes
• Empty Paper Towel Rolls
• Corrugated Boxes – any size
NO pizza boxes, NO boxes with food or grease

CansLabels do not need to be removed, please rinse if possible
• Steel and Aluminum Cans
• Steel and Tin Food Cans
• Aluminum and Bi-Metal Beverage Cans
NO metal coat hangers, NO paint cans

GlassLabels do not need to be removed, please rinse if possible
• Clear, Green, and Brown Bottles and Jars
NO lids, NO windows, NO light bulbs, NO broken glass

Cartons
• Food and beverage cartons such as milk, juice, soup, broth, & wine
Items DO NOT have to be separated, everything goes into the same collection bin.