Branson
Recycling Center
Why Recycle?
Recycling helps our environment in two ways.
First, recycling
papers and containers reduces the amount of trash filling our
landfills. Each person in a household generates an average of
4.0 pounds of waste per day. That's almost 1500 pounds per year!
At least 40% of that waste is recyclable which means each
individual can recycle 600 pounds of material annually.
Secondly, recycling
decreases our dependence on natural resources like oil, trees,
and ores. Producing new products from recyclables is also
more energy efficient than creating products from virgin
materials.
Cooper Creek Yard
Waste Facility
The Yard Waste Facility has moved, and a map is available here.
Prices: $5 cu. yd. - Branson residents (must show a water or
sewer bill with address. Those who live inside the city limits
but are not on Branson water or sewer must show a utility bill
and address will be checked on a city map.)
$8.50 cu. yd. - Commercial
$10 cu. yd. - Non-Branson city residents
Restrictions: No plastic bags. Compostable bags only (brown
paper leaf bags or cornstarch based leaf bags)
Compton Drive
All the info below is available in a printable version.
Due to the huge
volumes of materials we process, we prefer that ALL material
must come in pre-sorted unless you are willing to self-sort when
you drop it off.
ITEM |
YES |
NO |
HOW |
Cardboard |
Food
boxes, boxes, beer & soda flats, grocery bags |
No wax
or plastic covered cardboard |
Clean,
dry, collapsed |
Newspapers & Magazines |
Newsprint & Inserts |
No
Food contamination |
Dry
and tied in bundles or in bags |
Mixed
Paper |
Office
paper, junk mail, cards |
No
food contamination, plastic packaging, waxed cartons |
Dry in
bags or boxes |
Glass |
Clear,
brown, blue, green |
No
light bulbs, ovenware, pane glass, or ceramics |
Discard lids, sort by color, rinse thoroughly |
Steel
Cans |
All
metal food cans |
No
food residues, paint, or aerosols |
Remove
food, liquids, labels, and rinse thoroughly |
Aluminum Cans |
Beer
and soda cans |
No
foil containers or aluminum foil |
Remove
liquids and rinse thoroughly |
Plastics |
All #1
and #2 milk, soda, water, juice, bleach laundry –
threaded bottles only |
No
bags, flower pots, motor oil, solvent, paint, or
pesticide containers |
Must
have a #1
or #2
on
bottom of container and rinsed thoroughly |
Motor
Oil |
|
|
Must
be in leak proof container with lid |
Batteries (Rechargeable) |
Cell
phone, smoke detector, flashlight, car, boat |
|
No
prep needed |
Computers, T.V.s, VCRs, Fax machines |
No
charge for towers or keyboards |
|
$10
Charge per screen |
| Cell phones |
Any model |
|
No prep or charge |
| Soft Plastic |
Bubble wrap,
clean garbage bags, shrink wrap, bags from grocery and
big box stores and cleaners |
|
|
A Household Chemical Facility is also available for FREE
disposal of residential chemicals from Taney County residents.
Material accepted includes oil-based paint, kerosene,
pesticides, herbicides, cleaners, spa chemicals, fluorescent
tubes, sharps, etc. NO LATEX PAINT. (Call for information
on proper disposal.) For an appointment to drop off
materials, call 337-8566.
