Hours of Operation 

Office Hours: 8 AM- 4 PM (attendant available to assist at the greeter door)

Recycling Gate Hours: 7 AM - 7 PM

Thomas Rd. gate is exit only from 4 PM - 7 PM

News & Events

  • Household Hazard Waste Day: September 26 (more information coming soon)

Accepted Materials

  • Aluminum Cans
  • Cardboard
  • Glass Bottles
  • Paper - Mixed (cereal boxes, newspaper, magazines)
  • Plastics #1, 2, & 5
  • Steel Cans
  • Scrap Metal
  • Electronics* (TVs $10, computer monitors $5)
  • Fluorescent Lights* ($ .40 each)
  • Liquids* (anti-freeze, cooking oil & motor oil)
  • Oil Filters* ($ .25 each)
  • Tires* ($1.00 for each tire above qty. of 5. Up to 5 tires accepted at no charge per resident) 
  • White goods* (washers, dryers, refrigerators, etc.)
  • Wooden Pallets* ($1.00 each)

We cannot accept items not listed above. 

PLEASE DON'T BAG YOUR RECYCLABLES - Plastic bags are the #1 contaminant in recycling centers, causing equipment malfunctions and costly repairs.  

Completely empty all containers of food and put any food and trash in your regular garbage receptacle. 

Businesses and other commercial users should unload near the rollup doors where our friendly employees will be ready to assist you. 

Services

Some people choose not to recycle because they think they must separate containers for glass, cans, plastics, etc. and believe they just don’t have the space.  

But recycling is easy as 1, 2, 3!  

  1. Empty your containers of food.
  2. Put all of your recyclables in one container. 
  3. Drop them off at the MRF during our operating hours. 

Clayton & Hurdle Disposal Service Inc. also offers recycling pickup services for a fee and takes your recycling to our facility to be sorted; however, they will not transport glass.  

Confidential shredding services are offered to local business and community members for a contracted fee of $50 per 100 pounds of shredded material. 

History

The Person County Recycling Center (PCRC) opened in June of 2009. PCRC is a Materials Recovery Facility that accepts comingled recyclables from Person County and surrounding counties. PCRC is owned and operated by Person Industries.

A Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) is an enclosed building that contains equipment that can mechanically sort mixed recyclable material and bale it up for sale to the recycling market. The facility is made up of a series of conveyor belts and a mix of manual and automatic procedures to separate the materials and remove any unnecessary items.  PCRC is the first Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) run by people with disabilities.

Why Recycle?

Recycling is a process that allows materials that are considered to be waste to be collected and reprocessed into a new commodity. The benefits of recycling are enormous. Here are a few:

  • It brings down the need for raw materials which helps preserve our natural resources.
  • It helps eliminate waste, which effects the natural environment negatively.
  • It helps reduce pollution caused by waste. Rubbish releases harmful chemicals and greenhouse gasses.
  • It relieves the burden on land as it helps in clearing the spaces filled by waste.
  • It produces jobs that will help individuals and the overall economy.
  • It requires much less energy than that required by fresh manufacturing.
  • It can save communities money.