Recycling Center

Contact Information

620-326-5951
Nathan Nuss - Sanitation Supervisor

620-326-5951
Chad Koehler - Landfill Attendant

The Wellington Recycle Center opened in April of 2005 to help reduce the amount of trash going to the landfill. In its first year of operation, 447 vehicles dropped off recyclable materials in the Center. In 2007, a total of 6780 cars dropped off recyclable materials at the facility.

Pounds of Materials Collected

2005	107,529 lbs
2006	173,475 lbs
2007	223,804 lbs
2008	294,828 lbs
2009	378,148 lbs
2010	403,404 lbs
2011
2012	446,870 lbs
2013	438,421 lbs
2014	475,070 lbs

The Recycle Center does not have a separate budget, but is funded through the Sanitation operations budget.

Wellington Area Recycling Center
217 N. Jefferson (old fire station)

Wednesday ~ 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday ~ 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon

These items WILL be accepted:

Paper:

Newspaper (clean and dry)
Magazines, Catalogs, & Telephone Books
Cardboard (flattened, flat finish - no wax)
Office (computer, copy paper/white & pastel and envelopes without windows. No self-adhesives or carbon paper.)

Plastics:

#1 PET (pop)
#2 HDPE (milk) rinsed
#3-#7 HDPE (colored) & bottle lids. No oil or chemical containers

Glass:

Clear
Brown
Green

Steel/tin Cans

Aluminum Cans

no aluminum foil or scrap

PLEASE HELP US PROVIDE THIS SERVICE IN AN AFFORDABLE MANNER BY REMOVING TRASH PRIOR TO BRINGING IT TO THE FACILITY.
THIS PROVIDES A FASTER SERVICE AT LESS COST.