Every day you probably come across some unwanted items. Whether it's old clothes, used tires, automotive fluids or outdated computers, often times your unwanted item may be useful to someone else.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.
| COMPANY | PHONE # |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Cans | |
| Auto Recyclers, LLC | (540) 545-4197 |
| Winchester Scrap Metal, Inc. | (540) 667-8440 |
| Appliances - Scrap | |
| Auto Recyclers, LLC | (540) 545-4197 |
| Winchester Scrap Metal, Inc. | (540) 667-8440 |
| Appliances - Usable | |
| Salvation Army | (540) 722-2479 |
| Union Rescue Mission | (540) 667-8460 |
| Batteries - Automobile | |
| Advance Auto Parts | (540) 722-6771 |
| Battery Mart | (540) 665-0065 |
| Auto Recyclers LLC | (540) 545-4197 |
| Winchester Scrap Metal, Inc. | (540) 667-8440 |
| Batteries - Other | |
| Battery Mart | (540) 665-0065 |
| Batteries (Rechargable) and Cell Phones | |
| Find a list of recycling locations at rbrc.org | |
| Books | |
| Handley Library | (540) 662-9041 |
| Blue Plate Books | (540) 662-6657 |
| Clothing | |
| Goodwill Industries | (540) 723-6864 |
| Union Rescue Mission | (540) 667-8460 |
| Salvation Army | (540) 662-4777 |
| C-CAP | (540) 662-4318 |
| Children's Clothing | |
| Evans Home for Children | (540) 662-8520 |
| Computers / Typewriters | |
| Goodwill Industries RECONNECT Program | (540) 723-6864 |
| Auto Recyclers LLC | (540) 545-4197 |
| Potomac Computers-Winchester | (540) 605-9777 |
| REMAC Metals | (800) 600-9608 |
| Best Buy | (540) 723-6179 |
| Potomac Computers-Winchester | (540) 605-9777 |
| Food | |
| Food Bank | (540) 665-0770 |
| Salvation Army | (540) 662-4777 |
| Union Rescue Mission | (540) 667-8460 |
| C-CAP | (540) 662-4318 |
| Furniture and Household Items | |
| Goodwill Industries | (540) 723-6864 |
| Union Rescue Mission | (540) 667-8460 |
| Salvation Army | (540) 662-4777 |
| Household Hazardous Waste | |
|
Paint, pesticides, chemicals, used oil, automobile fluids, etc. |
(540) 665-5658 |
| Home Improvement Items | |
| Habitat ReStore | (540) 662-9704 |
| Metal Scrap | |
| Auto Recyclers, LLC | (540) 545-4197 |
| REMAC Metals | (800) 600-9608 |
| Winchester Scrap Metal, Inc. | (540) 667-8440 |
| Paint (Usable Latex Paint) | |
| Shenandoah University Theater | (540) 665-4534 |
| Habitat ReStore | (540) 662-9704 |
| Pallets and Skids | |
| Pallet Recycling | (540) 869-3464 |
| SS&C Enterprises | (540) 662-4171 |
| Smalley Package Company | (540) 955-2550 |
| McFarland's Mill | (540) 667-2272 |
| Sandy Pallet and Box Company | (540) 869-4241 |
| Plastic Bags / Plastic Bottles | |
| Martin's, Wal-Mart | |
| Yard Waste - Brush | |
| Landfill Brush Pile | (540) 665-5658 |
| Yard Waste - Firewood | |
| C-CAP | (540) 662-4318 |
| Yard Waste - Grass / Leaves | |
| Winchester Public Works | (540) 667-1815 |
| X-Ray Film | |
| B.W. Recycling, Inc. | 877-217-7020, pickups@bwrecycling.com |