Where It Goes

We collect a wide variety of materials at the Hub and as a result we work with many different end users for recycling and reuse processing. You can read more in depth about some of these collections on our blog.

Questions about Where It Goes? Send us an email.

RECYCLING:

We send Blue Jeans Go Green denim with 90+% cotton content.


RECYCLING:

We send Brightmark #2 HDPE, #4 LDPE, #5 PP, #6 PS, #7 OTHER, and No # rigid plastics (including unwrapped straws and utensils, bicycle helmets, gas cans and liquid pesticide containers), flexible film, food and colored EPS (styrofoam), flexible foam and sheets.



RECYCLING:

We send Cirba Solutions damaged, defective, or recalled (DDR) lithium batteries.



RECYCLING:

We send Call 2 Recycle batteries.

REUSE:

We send Cincinnati Animal Care Shelter & Resource Center cardboard tubes and prescription pill bottles for reuse.



RECYCLING:

We send Close the Loop unusable office supplies (pens, pencils, markers, etc.), unusable binders, beauty and personal care items, unusable eyewear and eyewear cases. 



RECYCLING:

We send Curie Environmental Services  ionization smoke detectors.


RECYCLING:

We send D6 #1 PET transparent thermoforms.

REUSE:

We send Dress for Success women’s professional-style footwear in very good to excellent condition.

RECYCLING:

We send Eco Development (via Boone County Solid Waste District) clean white EPS (styrofoam).

RECYCLING:

We send First Alert by Resideo photoelectric smoke detectors.


RECYCLING and REUSE:

We send Got Sneakers paired athletic shoes in any condition.

RECYCLING:

We send GoZero #7 PLA compostable plastics.


RECYCLING:

We send GreenDisk CDs, DVDs, cassette tapes, video tapes, floppy disks, ink and toner cartridges, and electronic media cases.


RECYCLING:

We send I.T. Supply Solutions Printers, flat-panel displays (flatscreen TVs/monitors), CPUs, and mixed electronics.


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RECYCLING:

We send Lighting Resources light bulbs and ballasts.

RECYCLING and REUSE:

We Lumberjack Pallet Recycling broken pallets and pallets in need of repair to be reused.

REUSE:

We send Matthew 25 Ministries cleaned and sanitized #5 PP pill bottles, wrapped straws, wrapped utensils, small medical supplies, reusable 3-ring binders, and prescription glasses.

REUSE:

We send New Life Furniture Bank assorted household electronics that have often been repaired by our Tinker Team.

RECYCLING:

We send NexTrex any Store Drop-Off Soft Flexible Plastics. Get the full list of Store Drop-Off items here.

REUSE:

We send Our Daily Bread plastic shopping bags, wrapped utensils, and coffee cups with lids, etc.

RECYCLING:

We send RecycleForce CRT TVs, electric toothbrushes, electric razors, mixed electronics, car seats.



RECYCLING:

We send River Metals Recycling any metals, cables and cords, and refrigerant-containing items.

RECYCLING:

We send Ronald McDonald House aluminium can tabs.

RECYCLING:

We send Rumpke tires and inner tubes.

REUSE:

We send Soles 4 Souls non-athletic shoes in good condition.


REUSE:

We send Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank period products and diapers.

RECYCLING:

We send more 30+ different collections to TerraCycle. Read about all the TerraCycle collections on our What We Take Through TerraCycle collection page.

RECYCLING:

We send The Crayon Initiative (via Staples) and broken crayons.

RECYCLING:

We send Tri State Escrap string lighting, X-rays, vapes and e-cigarettes.