reuse

SISWD operates Reuse Centers at our recycling centers in Franklin, Jennings, Ripley, Scott, and Switzerland/Ohio counties. Click on "Locations" for hours of operation.

These facilities are provided for citizens to share and exchange items that are in good condition/working order.  Please help us by following these simple rules:

• Leave reusable items only.  No trash, broken or ripped items.
• Shopping is limited to one time per week.
• Please limit shopping time to 20 minutes.  Do not loiter.
• Items taken are not to be sold.
• Limit of 4 items per person, except clothing.*
• Limit of 5 books.
• Please show attendant items that you are leaving.
• The attendant has the right to refuse substandard items.
• Please help keep clothing displays neat.
• ALL ITEMS ARE FREE!

 

Do not bring:

• Broken/ intermitten or non-working equipment
• Toilets
• Items covered with dirt or bird droppings
• Dirty or ripped slothing
• Underwear
• Hats or caps
• Upholstered Furniture
• Mattresses or bedding
• Old paints that have been frozen, dried, thinned or contaminated
• Books with Mold/mildew
• Books with missing covers or pages
• Items that are potentially hazardous because of flaws or faults.

Why Reuse?

Reuse is often confused with recycling, but the two terms really mean something different.  Reuse in the broadest sense means any activity that lengthens the life of an item. Recycling, on the other hand, is the reprocessing of an item into a new raw material for use in a new product -- for example, grinding tires and incorporating them into a road-surfacing compound.

Reuse is nothing new; it is just now being embraced as an additional method of supporting the earth.

Reuse can be accomplished through buying and selling, borrowing, or renting used items.  Why is reuse so important?

• Reuse keeps goods and materials out of the waste stream.
• Reuse creates an affordable supply of goods that are often of excellent quality.
• Reuse advances source reduction.
• Reuse reduces the strain on valuable resources, such as fuel, forests, and water supplies, and helps safeguard wildlife habitats.
• Reuse creates less air and water pollution than making a new item or recycling.
• Reuse results in less hazardous waste.
• Reuse saves money in purchases and disposal costs.
• Reuse generates new business and employment opportunities for both small entrepreneurs and large enterprises.

The Reuse Challenge!

 What do you have tucked in a corner, collecting dust at home, that someone else might be able to use?  Clothes? Appliances? Toys? Books?  Whatever it is, if it is in good working order, bring it to your closest reuse center and we'll see that it gets a good home where it will be reused and appreciated as if it were new.  

    

*  Jefferson County residents are encouraged to donate their reusable items to a charitable organization, such as the Salvation Army, Goodwill Industries, or church pantries.

     The Switzerland/Ohio County Reuse Center does not accept clothing.  Citizens are urged to donate clothing to a charitable organization.