Earth Day Comes Early
April 11, 2026
10am - 1pm
Franklin County Fairgrounds
The first recycling event we hold is the second Saturday in April at the Franklin Fairgrounds. Visit the link for details.
Fall into Recycling
October 16, 2026
9am - 12 pm
Hilliard Municipal Shed (near the Little League Fields)
Black Ops Destruction will shred documents in their truck on site. Limit of three banker boxes of paper.
RenTek will collect electronics for recycling. Accepted items listed here.
Go Green Hilliard hosts several semi-annual recycling drives
Drives are usually held in the Spring at Earth Day and in the Fall. Each drive focuses on certain items such as document shredding, electronics, Styrofoam, and reusable household goods.
Please find more details about what we can and cannot collect at our drives below.
Document Shredding
Collected during our Earth Day event and at other select semi-annual recycling drives
Office papers only. Newspapers, magazines, and cardboard should be placed in your recycle container for weekly curbside pickup.
Each resident will be responsible for emptying their own boxes of office paper into the shredding totes.
Each resident will be responsible for taking their empty boxes back with them.
Each car may only have 3 “banker boxes” to unload. A banker box is roughly 16”L by 12”W by 10.5”H.
Electronics
Collected during Earth Day and at other select semi-annual recycling drives
Computers and peripherals, office and telecom equipment, mobile devices, data center equipment, home entertainment and larger household appliances. Please do not bring hazardous materials, items with Freon, smoke detectors, alkaline batteries, or small household appliances.
Note: Some items such as televisions require a disposal fee.
A complete list of acceptable/unacceptable items is available by clicking the button below.
Polystyrene
Collected every day at the Municipal Center and at our semi-annual recycling drives
Please remove tape, paper and any other contaminants from the packaging. Clean expanded polystyrene (EPS) only and foam peanuts only. Please separate and bag foam peanuts. We do not currently accept construction-grade foam, expanded polyethylene (EPE), foam sheeting, or food-grade foam containers.
Please remove tape, paper and any other contaminants from the packaging. Clean expanded polystyrene (EPS) only and foam peanuts only. Please separate and bag foam peanuts. We do not currently accept construction-grade foam, expanded polyethylene (EPE), foam sheeting, or food-grade foam containers.
Reusable Household Goods
Collected during our Earth Day event
Donate new and reusable home improvement items. A complete list of acceptable/unacceptable items is available by clicking the button below.
GGH cannot collect hazardous waste
Go Green Hilliard is not equipped to collect hazardous waste like paint, gasoline, or other items at our recycling events. For information about how to safely and sustainably dispose of hazardous household waste, please visit SWACO's link to the right.
Hazardous Household Waste Facility Drop of Info: