Louisville Metro Solid Waste currently has 5 staffed and 12 unstaffed drop-off locations for recycling. Use the map below to find the one closest to you or see location addresses below the map.
The Staffed Recycling Center located at 7201 Outer Loop is back to their normal operating hours of 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday though Saturday.
The Staffed Recycling Center located at 10620 West Manslick Road will be closed during the construction of the new library. There is a green recycling dumpster located in the parking lot of the Playtorium for your recycling materials.
If you have household batteries (AAA, AA, C, and D), antifreeze – no containers larger than 5 gallons, motor oil – no containers larger than 5 gallons, oil filters, and automobile batteries you can take it to the Southwest Government Staffed Recycling Center located at 7219 Dixie Highway (Hours of Operation: Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm).
Staffed Recycling Drop-Off Locations:
Hours of operation are: Tuesday thru Saturday from 10 AM to 5 PM
- First District Public Works Yard
595 N. Hubbards Lane (On the corner of Brownsboro Road.)
- Metro Parks Landscaping
9300 Whipps Mill Road
- Southwest Government Center
7219 Dixie Highway
- Fairdale Community Center (adjacent to)
10620 West Manslick Road
- Central Government Center
7201 Outer Loop
To find a list of acceptable items, go to Recyclable Materials
Unstaffed Recycling Drop-Off Locations:
- Metro Fire Company
3228 River Park Drive
- Metro Fire Company
1500 South 6th Street
- Metro Fire Company
235 East Jefferson Street
- Metro Fire Company
2620 Frankfort Avenue
- Middletown Firehouse
108 Urton Lane
- Metro Fire Company
4535 Manslick Road
- Beechmont Community Center
205 W. Wellington Avenue
- Metro Parks Maintenance
1297 Trevilian Way
- Bowman Field License Branch
3501 Roger E. Schupp Street
- Metro Fire Company
2900 Hikes Lane
- Fern Creek Firehouse
7700 Routt Road
- E. P. Tom Sawyer Park
3000 Freys Hill Road
Unstaffed Recycling Drop-Off Guidelines
- Deposit newspapers in brown paper bag in the “paper” compartment
- Combine all acceptable paper items other than newspapers in a separate brown paper bag and deposit in the “paper” compartment
- Deposit all acceptable glass, metal, aluminum and plastic items in the designated compartment. NO PLASTIC BAGS!
To find a list of acceptable items, go to Recyclable Materials