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A local recycling center in Milan, Tennessee, aimed at keeping common recyclables out of the landfill. People from town and nearby rural areas stop in with curbside bags, cardboard boxes, and old appliances when they want to recycle more than curbside pickup will take.
Drive up to a single entrance where there’s usually an attendant booth and traffic flow for pull-up drop-offs. Expect rows of open-top containers and covered bays for sorted materials, with clearly marked receptacles for things like cardboard, mixed paper, bottles, and cans. Loads are often driven onto a scale at the entrance or exit at centers like this, so plan for a brief stop while they weigh trucks or trailers. Weekends and spring cleanup days get busy, so there can be a line to get to the bins.
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Before You Go
- Sort materials at home into cardboard, paper, and containers before pulling in - it speeds things up and saves moving heavy mixed loads around at the site.
- Bring gloves and a partner for heavy items; tossing flattened boxes and sliding loads out of a truck is much easier with an extra set of hands.
- Go early on weekdays if possible; weekends, especially in the morning, usually have the longest lines.
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