How to Dispose of Unwanted Items
Every day you probably come across some unwanted items. Whether it's old clothes, used tires, automotive fluids, or outdated computers, there are many items that you are done with and need to get rid of. Often times, that unwanted item is useful to someone else. Or you may have materials that need to be disposed of in an environmentally-sound manner. Below is a list of different items and materials and where you can dispose of them in the most conscientious way. If you live outside the Winchester, Virginia area, call your local solid waste office to discover what you can do with unwanted items in your locality. They should be happy to help you keep materials out of local landfills.
Please select an item below that you need to dispose of, or simply scroll down the page:
| Automotive Items | ||
|---|---|---|
| Antifreeze | Motor Oil | Other Fluids |
| Auto Batteries | Used Tires | |
Please note: All phone numbers are for the 540 area code.
| Aluminum Cans | |
|---|---|
| Zuckerman & Company | 667-6000 |
| Williams Recycling | 877-2767 |
| Southern Scrap Company | 662-0265 |
| Appliances - Scrap | |
| Southern Scrap Company | 662-0265 |
| Zuckerman & Company | 667-6000 |
| Appliances - Usable | |
| Salvation Army | 722-2479 |
| Union Rescue Mission | 667-8460 |
| Batteries - Automobile | |
| Zuckerman & Company | 667-6000 |
| Advance Auto Parts | 722-6771 |
| Battery Mart | 665-0065 |
| Batteries - Other | |
| Battery Mart | 665-0065 |
| Books | |
| Handley Library | 662-9041 |
| Cardboard | |
| Zuckerman & Company | 667-6000 |
| Southern Scrap Company | 662-0265 |
| Clothing | |
| Goodwill Industries | 723-6864 |
| Union Rescue Mission | 667-8460 |
| Salvation Army | 662-4777 |
| C-CAP | 662-4318 |
| Children's Clothing | |
| Evans Home for Children | 662-8520 |
| Computers / Typewriters | |
| Contact us for current information | |
| Food | |
| Food Bank | 665-0770 |
| Salvation Army | 662-4777 |
| Union Rescue Mission | 667-8460 |
| C-CAP | 662-4318 |
| Furniture and Household Items | |
| Goodwill Industries | 723-6864 |
| Union Rescue Mission | 667-8460 |
| Salvation Army | 662-4777 |
| Glass Bottles | |
| Zuckerman & Company | 667-6000 |
| Household Hazardous Waste | |
Paint, pesticides, chemicals, used oil, automobile fluids, etc. |
665-5658 |
| Medicine Bottles | |
| Free Medical Clinic of the Northern Shenandoah Valley | 662-2130 |
| Metal Scrap | |
| Southern Scrap Company | 662-0265 |
| Zuckerman & Company | 667-6000 |
| Paint (Usable Latex Paint) | |
| Shenandoah University Theater | 665-4534 |
| Pallets and Skids | |
| Pallet Recycling | 869-3464 |
| SS&C Enterprises | 662-4171 |
| Smalley Package Company | 955-2550 |
| McFarland's Mill | 667-2272 |
| Sandy Pallet and Box Company | 869-4241 |
| Paper | |
| Williams Recycling | 877-2767 |
| Southern Scrap Company | 662-0265 |
| Plastic Bags / Plastic Bottles | |
| Food Lion, Kroger, Martin's, Safeway, Wal-Mart | |
| Zuckerman & Company | 667-6000 |
| Styrofoam Packing / Peanuts | |
| Winchester Business Services | 667-8010 |
| Mailboxes, Etc. | 662-3339 |
| Yard Waste - Brush | |
| Landfill Brush Pile | 665-5658 |
| Yard Waste - Firewood | |
| C-CAP | 662-4318 |
| Yard Waste - Grass / Leaves | |
| Winchester Public Works | 667-1815 |