Recycling Centers
 

3 Convenient Locations in Forsyth County: 

Hanes Mill Road Landfill - 325 Hanes Mill Road, (336) 661-4900

• Open Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. 
• Take 52 N to Hanes Mill Road Exit, turn right and go across the bridge; the Landfill is located on the right.

Forsyth Co. Center #1 - 445 Lindsay St., Kernersville (near the Public Works Dept.)  (336)723-2784

Forsyth Co. Center #2 - 6328 Yadkinville Rd., Pfafftown (beside Vienna Volunteer Fire Dept) - (336) 723-2784

• Centers are Open:Tuesday-Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

ALUMINUM BEVERAGE CANS

• Rinse.
• NO aluminum foil, pie tins, or scraps.

GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS (clear, green, and brown)

• Remove caps/lids and discard.
• Rinse containers.
• NO ceramics, dishes, drinking glasses, light bulbs, mirrors, Pyrex, window glass, or any glass that is not a container.

PLASTIC BOTTLES AND JUGS (clear and colored)

• The neck of the bottle must be smaller than the base or widest part. 
• Remove caps and discard.
• Rinse.
• Flatten to conserve space.
• NO bottle caps or tops; antifreeze, pesticide, motor oil or other hazardous material containers; containers that are not bottles, such as deli or yogurt containers, margarine tubs, or flower pots; plastic bottles that are not marked with the recyclable symbol; wide-mouth prescription bottles; plastic bags of any type; plastic wrap, or Styrofoam.

STEEL FOOD AND BEVERAGE CANS

AEROSOL
CANS 

• Rinse.
• Empty Aerosol Cans and remove plastic tops
• NO paint cans.

CHIPBOARD (cereal boxes, dry food boxes, paper towel rolls, etc.)

• Remove plastic and foil liners.
• NO Styrofoam egg cartons; waxed, aluminum-foiled or plastic-coated boxes, such as milk, juice cartons, frozen food cartons, etc.

JUNK MAIL & OFFICE PAPER

• Includes envelopes, office and notebook paper, glossy ads, etc.

MAGAZINES & CATALOGS

• NO books, binders, or notebooks.

NEWSPAPER

• Remove from plastic bags.

TELEPHONE BOOKS

• May be recycled year-round.

CARDBOARD (corrugated)

• Flatten (does not have to be bundled).
• NO pizza boxes or boxes with grease or food residue or packing materials.

TIRES

HANES MILL ROAD LANDFILL ONLY

• Limit 5 per year per household.