Accepted items

Symmes/Loveland Drop-off

The Symmes/Loveland location provides more accessibility to northeast Cincinnati residents and is open the first Saturday of each month. This location currently accepts most Hub Club general household items (like plastics not taken in local curbside recycling programs) but not electronics, batteries, or bulbs. The full list is below.

The cost for residents of Symmes Township and Loveland is paid for by those municipalities. If you are not a resident of either, you can sign up for an annual Hub Club membership ($10/mo) or one-time drop of fee ($15) either online here or at the drop-off location full list and corresponding prices are below.

Items Accepted Year-Round

  • Denim

    Examples
    Jeans (90+% cotton content)

    Result
    Upcycled into pet bed stuffing insulation, sustainable packaging

  • Egg Cartons

    Examples
    Paper or plastic egg cartons in any condition

    Result
    Reuse or recycled

  • Foam

    Example
    Packing styrofoam, food containers, soft foam sheets, styrofoam packing peanuts (Peanuts must be enclosed in a box or bag and verified with staff at drop off. We do not accept cornstarch peanuts, but you can dissolve those in water or compost in your yard.)

    Result
    Recycling

  • Metal

    Material
    Aluminum: Pie tins, yogurt lids, aluminum foil, siding, disposable roasting pans, etc.

    Miscellaneous Metals: Jar lids, keys, pots and pans, bottlecaps, pipes, unusable hardware like bent nails, etc.

    Result
    Recycled locally by River Metals Recycling: rmrecycling.com

  • Pill Bottles

    Material
    Cleaned and sanitized #5 PP pill bottles

    Result
    Donated to Matthew 25 Ministries or Cincinnati Animal Care for reuse

  • Plastics: Rigid

    Material
    #1, #2 HDPE, #4 LDPE, #5 PP, #6 PS, #7 OTHER, and No # rigid plastics.

    NO 3D printed plastics

    Examples
    Unwrapped straws and utensils, takeout containers, Tupperware, fruit containers (clamshells), bread tags, clear cookie/cracker trays, garden pots, Paktechs

    Result
    Recycling into fuels and plastic materials

  • Plastics (Soft): Flexible Film

    Material
    Mixed material soft plastic packaging

    Examples
    Snack bags, granola bar wrappers, 6-pack plastic rings, produce netting

    Result
    Recycled into raw materials and fuel

  • Plastics (Soft): Store Drop-off

    Material
    #4 and #2 soft plastics

    Examples
    Cereal bags, grocery bags, bubble wrap, produce bags, bread bags

    Result
    Recycled into composite decking

  • Pop Tabs

    Examples
    Aluminum can tabs

    Result
    Recycling (Profits benefit families of Ronald McDonald House of Cincinnati: rmhcincinnati.org)

  • Shoes

    Material
    Athletic shoes in any condition and non-athletic shoes in good condition

    Result
    Both reuse and recycling

  • Straws/Utensils

    Material
    Unwrapped items are collected in our general items to be recycled. (Wrapped utensils/straws are accepted in our reuse collection and are donated to local nonprofits.)

    Result
    Recycling

Have questions?

Call us at (513) 629-9040 or send us a question via email.