The following materials are recyclable:

Aluminum, steel, and bi-metal cans, plastics, newspapers, corrugated cardboard, and glass containers.  

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City of Maumee Recycling Regulations

Recyclable Items:

• Aluminum and bi-metal beverage cans;
• Plastics;
• Newsprint, magazines, junk mail and office paper - bundled in a brown paper grocery bag or tied.  Junk mail should be shredded and also put in a brown paper grocery bag;
• Cardboard - corrugated and single layer (such as cereal boxes) flattened, no larger than 3' x 3';
• Glass containers - bottles and jars of clear, brown or green glass, UNBROKEN;
• Tin and steel cans.

Recycling Pick-Up:

1. Your recyclables will be picked up on the same day as your regular trash pick-up.
2. Recycling pick-up is done at the street, not in the alleys.
3. A blue plastic bin is available for your recyclables from the City.  If your bin is lost, stolen, or broken, you may pick up a free replacement bin at the Service Department, 400 Conant Street, second floor, or call (419) 897-7150.
4. You may co-mingle glass, plastic, and metals in the bin.
5. Place newspapers, magazines, junk mail and office paper in a brown paper grocery bag alongside your blue bin.  It is recommended that Junk mail be shredded.
6. All cardboard boxes must be flattened and no larger than 3'x3'.

Recycling Hints:

1. Flatten plastic and metal containers to save room in the bin.
2.  Rinse all containers, remove lids from glass and plastic containers and discard.
3. Remove labels from metal cans.  It is not necessary to remove them from plastic or glass.
4. Do not break glass containers.  Broken glass and window glass are not recyclable and poses a danger to the collector.
5. Newsprint should be kept dry.  Wet newspapers are not recyclable.
6. Recycling reduces the amount of normal refuse and doesn't count against your limit of refuse containers, so recycle as much as possible.
7. Shop for items that come in recyclable containers. The best way to reduce solid waste is to avoid creating it in the first place.

ITEMS THE CITY DOES NOT RECYCLE AT THE PRESENT TIME:  (Please put these items in your regular refuse collection.)

• Styrofoam plastic (egg cartons, meat trays, fruit-vegetable packaging);
• Waxed paper milk and juice containers;
• Plastic bottles from vehicle motor oil;
• Wire coat hangers; and 
• Diapers

To get rid of Household Hazardous Waste, Lucas County residents should call the Lucas County Solid Waste Management District at 419-213-2230. Workers will then pre-register the resident's material and schedule a time and place to drop the material off. Household Hazardous Waste is described as paint; paint-related items, such as brush cleaner, turpentine, and mineral spirits; pesticides, insecticides and herbicides; chemical cleaners, and auto fluids such as gasoline and motor oil.

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Yard Waste Collection Service:

Allied Waste Services brown yard waste bags are available for purchase at The Andersons, and The Pharms in Maumee and MUST have the Allied Waste Services seal on the side of the bag (generic bags will not be picked up by Allied Waste Services).  The bags are also available by calling Allied Waste Services at (419) 472-1165 for home delivery within 72 business hours.  The purchase price covers the cost of the collection service and composting of the item.

Collection occurs every Tuesday from the first full week of March through the first full week of December (December 4, 2007).

Material that can be placed in your yard waste collection bags include:

• Grass
• Leaves
• Garden Waste
• Limbs or brush if they are cut in 4-foot lengths and bundled no more than 2-feet in diameter and weighing less than 50 pounds.  The bag should be wrapped around or attached to the bundle with the Allied Waste logo showing.

Residents may also contract for an unlimited monthly service directly with Allied Waste Services.  Contact them at (419) 472-1165.

Yard Waste Drop-Off Facilities:

Yard waste drop-off service at the Public Service Yard, 214 Illinois Avenue, is also available.  Acceptable items are limited to "chipable materials" (tree and brush trimmings).  NO grass, garden cuttings, leaves, etc., or other materials that are not readily chipable.  This drop-off area is located inside the fenced-in area of the service yard and is open every Saturday beginning April 7, 2007 through November 3, 2007.  The hours will be from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  The facility is staffed by City employees.  Maumee citizens must show proof or residency to leave materials.

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The following is another Free Option for Lucas County Residents: You can also take your Yard Waste to the Lucas County facilities when Maumee's facility is not open. Call the numbers below for hours of operation. 

Acceptable items include:  Branches, wood chips,  Christmas trees, grass clippings, shrubbery, leaves, and tree trunks (less than 10 inches in diameter).  

Residents must present a valid Lucas County drivers license to drop off materials free of charge. Commercial haulers, landscapers, and lawn care companies may also drop materials off, but will be charged a fee. These facilities will not accept tires, newspaper, junk mail, office paper, cardboard, or other recyclables. For additional recycling information, call the Lucas County Solid Waste Management District at 419-255-4677 or Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful, Inc. at 419-255-0635.

Clean Wood Recycling, Inc. (Closest Location for Maumee Residents) 
6505 W. Bancroft Street 
Toledo, Ohio 
419-843-9663

Kurtz Brothers Regional Compost Facility 
5315 Stickney Avenue 
Toledo, Ohio
419-727-7856