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Recycling Guide
Recyclables are picked up at curbside every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.
For a participation kit, call Cowan City Hall, (931) 967-7318.
Map and Convenience Center information below.
PLEASE put only one type of material per bag or bin at the convenience center.


Cardboard
Same Bag for
Paperboard
Paper Bags
No Bag Needed
Flattened Cardboard

Paper
Same Bag for
Newspaper
Magazines
Same Bag for
Office Paper
Books

Metal
Same Bag for
Aluminum Cans
Aluminum Foil
Tin Pans and Trays
Same Bag for
Steel Containers

Plastic
Same Bag for
Bottles with Lids
Containers with Caps
Jars with Lids
Tubs
Yogurt Containers
#1, #2, #5


No Bags, Wrap or Film
(dispose or drop off separately where locations exist)

No Non-container Plastic or Pouches
(please dispose in trash)

No Glass
(dispose or drop off separately where locations exist)

No Non-container Glass
(put fluorescent bulbs with HHW and dispose other non-bottle glass in trash)

No Tanglers
Garden Hoses, Computer Cables or String Lights
(these break machinery)

No Foam
(dispose or drop off separately where locations exist)

No Clothes or Shoes
(dispose or drop off separately where locations exist)

No Food or Liquid
(dispose or compost instead)
Also Please No:
Black Plastic Containers
Buckets
Clamshells
Diapers
Flower Pots
Hard Plastics
Medical Supplies
Needles
Oil or Pesticide Bottles
Paper Towels
Sharp Objects
Shrink Wrap
Tissues
Toys
Vinyl Siding
Convenience Center Location
Location
Hours Open
(Winter Hours start at Daylight Savings)
Separated by Type
Other
Cowan Convenience Center
415 College Street
Cowan, TN 37318
Monday
1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
(12 - 5 winter hours)
Tuesday - Friday
3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
(2 - 5 winter hours)
Saturday
(8 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
(individual bins for)
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Cardboard and brown paper bags
-
Aluminum
-
Steel Cans
-
Paper
-
Plastic Containers
-
Waste Oil/Antifreeze