Please recycle your paper material at the curb or take to any county drop off sites located just outside town limits. Locations are listed below.

The Corrugated cardboard drop off site at Gables Shopping Center behind Kroger at 1322 S. Main St. has been removed. Cardboard can be taken to any of the county drop off sites, located just outside town limits.  These are listed below.

Cardboard must be corrugated and flattened to fit through the slot in the collection container. Corrugated cardboard has a waffled center. Chipboard, such as cereal, beverage, and frozen food boxes without waffling, is not acceptable and will contaminate corrugated cardboard recycling. Cardboard contaminated with food waste will not be accepted.

Montgomery County Consolidated Waste Sites

Recycling and refuse may also be taken to any of Montgomery County’s consolidated waste sites. County residents may use these sites free of charge.

For more information on the Montgomery County consolidated waste sites, visit www.montgomerycountyva.gov/wastemanagement or call 540-382-5793.

Montgomery Regional Solid Waste Authority (MRSWA)

Refuse may also be disposed of based on transfer station tipping fees. For a full list of MRSWA's services and fees, visit www.mrswa.com.

For more information, contact the Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling at 540-443-1212 or at recycle@blacksburg.gov.

Clothing, Books, Shoes, Small Household Items

The drop off site behind the Gables Shopping Center, has been removed due to excessive dumping. If you wish to donate to Goodwill, please go to their location at 1411 North Main Street. Tax receipts are available at this location. For more information, visit http://www.goodwillvalleys.com/location/blacksburg-24hr-unattended-donation-site-7.

Electronics Recycling 

The YMCA Thrift Shop at 1000 N. Main St. accepts electronics recycling. Electronics suitable for drop off include: CPUs, monitors, televisions, DVD players, printers, keyboards, VCRs, miscellaneous computer accessories, (cords, mice, etc.). Visit www.vtymca.org/thriftshop.html for more information.

The Goodwill drop off, located at 1413 N. Main St. in the Patrick Henry Shopping Center, also accepts electronics for recycling. Electronics suitable for drop off include: monitors, computers, printers, scanners, hard drives, ink and toner cartridges and more. For more information, visit www.goodwillvalleys.com/donate/environmental-initiatives/.

Best Buy, located at 105 Shoppers Way, Christiansburg, also accepts electronics and related items for recycling. Please visit their website for more information.

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs and Batteries

It is important to recycle batteries and CFLs not only to keep waste out of the landfill, but also because they contain universal waste that is hazardous to the environment and human health if not properly disposed of.

Batteries

• The YMCA Thrift Shop