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Jackson County Recycling Center is the county-run recycling spot that folks from Whitleyville and Gainesboro use to keep stuff out of the landfill. It handles the usual household recyclables and runs like a working site rather than a storefront, so most visitors are local residents dropping off curbside-type materials.
Drive up to a small entrance booth and be prepared to stop and tell them what’s in the load; county centers in Tennessee often have a booth like that. There’s typically a scale on the way in or out, so coming through can involve a second stop. Recycling bins and roll-off containers are grouped near the main working area-paper and cardboard, cans and bottles, and common plastics are usually separated into different containers. Weekends, especially during spring cleanup, get busy and there’s a bit of a working-lot look: gravel or paved drives, trucks moving about, and staff directing traffic from the booth.
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Before You Go
- Bring materials sorted as much as possible-flattened cardboard and loose paper in one pile, cans and bottles in another-so unloading goes faster.
- Pull into the lane for the booth first to let attendants know what’s being dropped off; that usually keeps traffic from backing up behind you.
- Avoid peak weekend times if possible; midweek or early morning runs are often quicker and less crowded.
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