Weekly Curbside Pickup with SWACO
LOCAL WASTE SERVICES, RUMPKE and SWACO provide recycling and trash pickup, processing, and management for Hilliard residents.
Local Waste Services picks up trash and recycling curbside every Tuesday.
Rumpke Waste & Recycling sorts and processes Hilliard's recycling at a state-of-the-art facility. The material is then sent to regional manufacturers to be made into new products.
Click here for an updated list of acceptable items to include in your weekly recycling bin for pickup.
SWACO provides education about recycling and waste processing. SWACO also manages the Franklin County Sanitary Landfill that holds Hilliard's waste.
SWACO’s Recycle Right tool is a treasure trove of recycling information in Franklin County, and more details about many of the tips and resources below can be found at RecycleRight.org as an overview.
Learn more here about how to responsibly recycle or dispose of hazardous household materials.
Everyday recycling at the Municipal Center
3800 Municipal Way, Hilliard, OH 43026
Hilliard's own Styrofoam and composting recycling centers are open 7 days a week and 24 hours a day.
You can drop off clean, non-food Styrofoam packaging at Hilliard's Styrofoam shack, located next to the densifier shed across from the Municipal Building. Thanks to our new densifier, we can now accept packing peanuts and softer Styrofoam wrap.
Composting bins are located between the Municipal Administration Building and the Little League Fields.
Plastic Grocery Bags
Kroger, Giant Eagle, and Meijer
Hilliard retailers such as Kroger and Giant Eagle receptacles collect soft plastic bags (not limited to but including grocery bags) for recycling.
It’s important that the plastic bag be thin and soft, about the consistency of a plastic grocery bag. If it crinkles, it will not be able to be recycled through these programs.
Light Bulbs and Batteries
Batteries+ Bulbs
Compact florescent light bulbs and household/alkaline can be recycled within Hilliard at Batteries Plus Bulbs (there may be a fee involved).
Electronics
RenTek, Accurate IT, and Staples
Businesses such as RenTek, Accurate IT, and Staples will recycle computers and other household electronics in Franklin County.
Go Green Hilliard also holds semi-annual Recycling Drive which include electronic recycling.
Medicines and Prescriptions
Hilliard Police
Hilliard Police hosts a drop-off box for sustainable and responsible unused prescription medication disposal in the Safety Services building throughout the year, with an additional drive-thru special collection once a year.