What to Recycle

Where to Recycle

Newspapers

County’s 8 drop-off sites;  Fernandina Beach curbside program;  ARC – Nassau ;  most Public Schools

Aluminum Cans

County’s 8 drop-off sites;  Fernandina Beach curbside program; ARC – Nassau;  most Public Schools;  Habitat for Humanity bins; 

Glass Containers – clear, green, brown, sorted

County’s 8 drop-off sites;   Fernandina Beach curbside program

Paper (all white & colored papers except shiny paper & envelopes with see-through windows)

ARC-Nassau – on US Hwy. 17 north, in Yulee, 1 mile north of A1A – 225-9355

Plastic Containers – Types 1 & 2 ONLY

(look for number on containers)

drop-off sites on Amelia Island .  Call 277-7388 for locations and more information.

Cardboard

bin behind ARC-Nassau
Amelia Buyback Center

Magazines        (and many direct mail catalogs)

North Jax Recycling – Fernandina.  On corner of  8^th & Lime Streets, 261-4498

Plastic Grocery Bags & Brown Paper Bags

All Publix & Winn Dixie stores

Styrofoam Trays -- egg cartons, foam trays

Publix store

Styrofoam Packing Peanuts

UPS Mail Center on Sadler Rd., Ship ‘N’ Mail on S. 14^th St., & coastal-tel.com in Lofton Square

Eyeglasses

Lions Club of Yulee, 225-5686, and Baptist Medical Center – Nassau , information desk

Light Metals – aluminum, copper, stainless steel, brass, some car parts

North Jax Recycling – Fernandina, 261-4498 and Callahan Recycling – 879-4357 (both are commercial operations)

Used Motor Oil & Car Batteries

Fernandina Beach curbside program & Landfill’s recycling site; most automotive mechanics

Printer cartridges –

Nassau Habitat For Humanity ,Fernandina Beach 904-277-0600

Preparing Recyclables 

Newspapers:  Do not tie up or put in bags.  Put in bins loose.
Plastic containers:  Rinse well and remove tops. 
Glass containers, aluminum cans, Styrofoam trays:  Rinse thoroughly.  Leave loose.  No lids.
Call the recyclers if you have questions about what’s accepted or how to prepare it.  

Nassau County-Operated Recycling Drop-Off Sites:  

For newspapers, aluminum cans, glass (sorted by clear, brown, green)  
321-5770 or 879-6321 for questions, information on drop-off sites  

Amelia Island:  
Bailey Road by Ybor Alvarez Park    (by county building)  
Burney Park parking lot (off A1A near Osprey Village )  

O’Neil:
On Pine Grove Rd. beside Dave Turner Plumbing (off A1A)  

Yulee:
Goodbread Rd.  From US Hwy. 17 go east on Pages Dairy Rd., turn at first left on Goodbread  Rd.    Drop-off site is on right before the ballpark.  

Callahan:
Between Health Dept. & County Building  
County Landfill , 3 miles north of A1A on US 1  

Hilliard:
Across from Town Hall and the Library  

Bryceville:
In front of the Bryceville Community Center at US 301 & County Road 119  

Other Key Recycling Locations in the County:

ARC – Nassau   - US Hwy. 17, 1 mile north of A1A in Yulee – 225-9355.  For cardboard, aluminum cans, paper, newspapers.   Other items, such as clothes, are no longer accepted.  If you are a business with large volume, call ARC - Nassau to arrange pick-up.

North Jax Recycling - Fernandina -- at the corner of 8^th and Lime Streets – 261-4498.  For non-ferrous metals and magazines. 

Habitat for Humanity - Nassau  – 277-0600.  Look for collection bins for aluminum cans at grocery stores, discount stores, car dealerships, etc.  Habitat also recycles printer cartridges: call to obtain postage-paid envelopes or for pick-up, or for more information.

Publix – Styrofoam trays & egg cartons, plastic grocery bags (all stores), brown paper bags

Winn Dixie – Plastic grocery bags (all stores), brown paper bags

Various shippers for Styrofoam packing peanuts  

Did You Know… Did You Know…  

• If every family and business recycled all recyclable materials, trash going to the landfill would be reduced by 75% (in weight).  This would also save millions of dollars in county landfill costs.  
• Recycling one aluminum can saves the amount of energy to light one 100 watt bulb for 20 hours.

What Residents Can Dispose of at the County’s Landfill….for free  

Residents can dispose of the following household items at the landfill:

• 4 tires/year (additional tires are $2 each) 
• Appliances (“white goods”),  one/year
• Furniture, other household goods – no limit on amount 
• Used motor oil, car batteries – no limit 

For More Information:  

• Nassau County ’s Recycling Website:  www.nassauclerk.com/county/solid_waste.htm  
• Nassau County Solid Waste Department – 321-5770 or 879-6321
• Fernandina Beach Solid Waste Department – 277-7388
• Hilliard Town Hall – 845-3555
• Callahan City Hall – 879-3801  
• Nassau County Solid Waste Task Force -- 548-0162 

*Information provided by the Nassau County Solid Waste Task Force.