Memphis Recycling Roundup
A community event organized and hosted by Tennessee Environmental Council (TEC) and local environmental supporters, where residents may drop off certain hard-to-recycle items like tires, mattresses, scrap metal, and Styrofoam to be recycled, free of charge.
TEC partners with mostly local vendors to recycle these items and keep them out of landfills. We only accept certain items to ensure there is a recycling end destination for those materials. Many materials are refurbished, processed into new materials, or downgraded into other materials like rags and carpet padding.
Please check our website for *current list* of accepted items:
No cost to participate but donations are appreciated! *Please note, there is an additional fee on mattresses and tires beyond the 2 mattresses and 8 tires per household limits. We can not guarantee we will have additional capacity, but will do our best. See the materials list below for more information.
What’s Accepted:
**We are collecting materials until 1 pm, or until we reach capacity. Watch our social channels for capacity updates. We will make every effort to accommodate all accepted recyclable items that you bring. At this time, we are limited to 40 mattresses/box springs and 500 tires at this event. View our Recycle Anytime handout (coming soon) for other recycling alternatives for these items. **
Mattresses & Box Springs: Clean, dry, and non-infested, limit of 2 per household, no pet beds. *We may be able to accept mattresses/boxsprings beyond the 2 item limit. A charge of $10/mattress will be incurred beyond the 2 item limit.*
Tires: Limit of 8 per household, rims accepted. *We may be able to accept tires beyond the 8 tire limit depending on our truck capacity. A charge of $1/tire will be incurred beyond the 8 item limit.*
Clothing & Textiles: No carpeting, No rugs, & No pillows. Need to be clean & dry, nothing stained with motor oil or toxic substances. Please separate and label textiles as “donatable textiles”, and torn and tattered “shred/recyclable textiles”.
Torn & Tattered Socks & Baby Clothes (clean) Sort items separately and label items as “recyclable baby clothes” and “recyclable socks”
Shoes: Clean & dry shoes only, tie shoes together.
Batteries: (alkaline & rechargeable, tape battery terminal ends, no lead-acid batteries) *Please do not bring any batteries that are leaking. Lead acid batteries (auto, lawnmower, security systems, etc.) will NOT be accepted.
Scrap Metal: Acceptable item list coming soon!
Ink Cartridges & Toner
Electronics: https://www.tectn.org/uploads/1/1/9/8/119801148/acceptableunacceptableitems20220906-1-y7amup.pdf
Medications: No sharps (needles/syringes), No liquid medications.
Glass: No mirrors, windshields, etc. Clean food & beverage glass only.
Paper for Secure Shredding: A shred truck will be on site until capacity is reached.
Cardboard: Must be broken down and flattened.
Styrofoam & Polystyrene: Clean and dry sheets or blocks of styrofoam only. No takeout containers or packing peanuts.
Pet Supplies: https://www.tectn.org/uploads/1/1/9/8/119801148/2024_-_pet_supply_recycling_collection.pdf
No paint, hazardous materials or random plastics. We are only accepting items from personal use, no items belonging to businesses. Items not on the accepted items list above will be turned away.
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