Recycling Information
 It's Your Turn...
To join hundres of communities in North Carolina and thousands of communities nationwide who sort their recyclables.
To Recycle...
Sort your recyclables into the bin provided your household.
Bring your recyclables items to two drop-off sites within the Town of Smithfield. The following locations are available to recyclable materials:
- 231 Hospital Road - Smithfield Operations Center at the intersection of Hospital Road and Buffalo Road. Operating Hours are Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- The Johnston County Recycling Center is located on N. Bright Leaf Boulevard next to Jones Brothers Furniture. Their hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. and Saturday 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
| Material |
What Not to Recycle |
How to Recycle |
Newspaper,
all newspaper and inserts |
No junk mail, catalogs, or magazines |
• Do not tie
|
Plastics,
Soda bottles (#1)
Milk jugs
(cloudy white, #2),
half and one gallon
sizes only |
NO other plastic
containers or bottles
NO plastic wrap or bags
NO colored milk jugs |
• Remove lids, caps
and neck rings
• Rinse
• Crush to compact
|
Glass,
all clear, brown, and
green glass food or
beverage containers |
NO drinking glasses,
crystal, light bulbs,
mirrors, windows or
dishes |
• Remove lids
• Rinse
• Not necessary to remove labels |
Aluminum,
Aluminum beverage
cans only |
NO scrap metal,paint cans, aerosol cans,
automotive product
cans, aluminum foil
or pie tins |
• Rinse
• Rinse
• Crush if you like |
|
