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City of Ada adds two more recycling drop-off locations
ADA — Now it’s easier to recycle than ever before.
The city of Ada has added two more recycling drop-off locations, bringing the total to five. All five recycling trailers are accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Two of the recycling drop-off locations are the same, one has changed, and there are two brand new locations. The drop-off site formerly located on the southeast corner of 6th and Stockton has been closed.
All five recycling trailers accept the same materials including various types of paper, certain grades of plastic, aluminum, tin, and cardboard. Bins at each of the drop-off sites are clearly labeled and indicate exactly what kinds of materials are acceptable.
Following are the locations of the five recycling drop-off points:
1. Wal-Mart SuperCenter parking lot
2. 326 E. 12th Street
3. 1320 S. Cradduck Road (Cougar Plaza parking lot)
4. North Hills Center parking lot (near Tractor Supply)
5. 4th and Broadway (Broadway Mall parking lot)
For more information about recycling, contact the Ada Public Works Department at (580) 436-8100.
Monday, March 17
City adds third recycling site
 |  | | New Recycling Center at Wal-Mart | |
Wal-Mart is the site of city's newest recycling drop-off point.
In its continuing effort to decrease waste going to the landfill, the City of Ada has added a third recycling drop-off point in the Wal-Mart SuperCenter parking lot. A 21-foot trailer will serve as the drop-off point. The trailer is divided into bins that will handle the same recyclables as the City’s main recycling center at 326 East 12th Street and the other drop-off site at the corner of 6th and Stockton. “This is a natural place for us to add a drop-off site,” said Ada City Council member Barbara Young. “Wal-Mart is such a good recycling partner for us. They already recycle their plastic bags, motor oil and even old batteries. For us to add a drop-off center there just makes sense. It’s a highly visible location frequented by many, many people. It’s convenient--people can shop and recycle.”
Once the bins are filled at the Wal-Mart location, the trailer will be attached to a truck and hauled to the main recycling center on 12th Street. The bins will then be emptied, and the trailer will be returned to the Wal-Mart parking lot. "We anticipate a lot of recycling activity at this new site,” said Stan Fullingim, City of Ada recycling coordinator. “We may have to empty the trailer once a day, but that would be great because that means more people are recycling.”
City of Ada Recycling Drop-Off Centers
The City of Ada maintains three (3) recycling drop-off centers. The main center is located at 326 East 12th Street, the smaller center is located at the corner of 6th & Stockton and its latest location is located in the Wal-Mart parking lot (all in Ada).
All recyclables should be placed in recycling bins free of plastic or paper bags.
The following items are accepted:
Recyclables
The City of Ada accepts the following recyclables:
Office Paper
White office paper (staples okay) computer paper, letter-head, shredded office paper, envelopes (windows okay) and Manilla folders.
The following items can ruin your recycling efforts if they are included in an office paper collection. Keep these products OUT of the recycling bin:
paper cups & plates, napkins, tissues, sanitary products, shrink wrap, food & food wrappers, Styrofoam, carbon paper, and plastic-coated items
Newspaper, Magazines, Catalogues & Brochures
Newspaper (all inserts are okay) magazines, catalogues, brochures, junk mail and mixed color paper are collected together.
Plastics
|  | | Recycle Plastic Bottles & Jugs | |
Plastic bottles and jugs -- Nos. 1 and 2. Be sure to remove lids. No toys or butter tubs allowed.
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Corrugated Cardboard
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Business owners may reduce the cost of their garbage service by recycling cardboard. The public may use an "blue" container marked "cardboard" located throughout the city to recycle cardboard.
Call the Public Works office at 436-8100 to request a bin.
Composting
Composting is nature's way of recycling natural materials. The Ada Recycling Coallition encourages all citizens to "mulch" not bag their lawn clippings and leaves.
Aluminum Cans
Brown Paper Bags & Feed Sacks
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Do not bundle bags.
Feeds sacks cannot have plastic liners.
Used Motor Oil
Used motor oil is accepted at the City Sanitation Department drop-off center at 7th and Townsend from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm and at the Ada Municipal Landfill off Hwy 3W from 8 am to 5 pm six days per week.
For consumers who change their own oil, click here to go to EPA's web site for information regarding collecting used motor oil for recycling and tips.
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Re-chargeable Batteries
Unwanted Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), lithium, Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) and "small sealed lead" (Pb) rechargeable batteries which can be found in cell phones, video-cameras, cordless power tools, lap-top computers and remote-controlled toys are accepted at the Public Works Barn located at 220 West 7th Street in Ada from 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday. Call Trudy at 436-8100 for more information.
Battery Center
1001 West Main Street, Ada
Call Orville Cottrell at 310-9600 to dispose of your unwanted car, truck and lawn-mower batteries responsibly.
Printer, Fax & Copier Cartridges can be Recycled!
"Hayes Elementary sells our used printer, copier, and fax cartridges to a company that just buys from schools. We need them packaged in the original box (if possible), and then we send them to the company when we get a BIG box full. We can send any kind of computer cartridge, but we cannot send toner, they have to be cartridges. Deliver your cartridges to Hayes located at 16th & Mississippi.
Wednesday, December 5
Stan the Recycling Man
The following are tips from Stan Fullingim. Stan is the City of Ada's Recycing Coordinator.
Please check back often, as Stan will be adding and updating information as it becomes necessary.
Contamination Nightmares
The biggest headache in collecting recyclables is contamination. When it happens to our recycling collection the entire load often has to be landfilled, because the material has lost its value.
Contamination occurs when recyclables are not prepared or disposed of properly. Please help control this serious problem by checking proper preparation procedures.
The golden rule of recycling... If in doubt, leave it out!
Metal -- J & A Recycle Center
J & A Recycle Center (located in Roff at 130 South 9th Street) accepts cardboard, newspaper and a mixture of papers and magazines. Also accepted are small metal pieces, including car doors, fenders and batteries.
Call Jim Elliott at (580) 456-7553 for more information.
Note: Jim collects recyclables from Fitzhugh School and may work with other schools if there is an interest.
Ada Metal Company
902 Sandy Creek Drive, Ada -- (580) 436-6084
They buy most metals including mercury. They do not accept iron or tin.
Ada Scrapworks, Inc.
326 East 9th Street, Ada -- 421-9506
They buy ferrous and non ferrous metals, such as: Aluminum, Copper, Iron, Steel, Tin i.e. old bikes and car bodies.
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