Recycling

Services Offered

Tinker Creek Transfer Station has a permanent drop-off recycling center. This service is provided to residents of the cities of Roanoke and Salem, County of Roanoke and Town of Vinton.

Acceptable Items

• Aluminum Cans
• Cardboard
• Latex Paint (No Commercial)
  Maximum 5-gallon quantities per visit
• Lead Acid Automobile Batteries
• Newspapers
• Office Paper
• Plastic Bottles Number 1 and Number 2
• Spray Cans
• Tin Cans
• Used Antifreeze (No Commercial)
  Maximum 5-gallon quantities per visit
• Used Oil (No Commercial)
  Maximum 5-gallon quantities per visit

Tinker Creek Transfer Station Hours

These recycling materials may be brought to the Tinker Creek Transfer Station:

• Monday through Friday
  7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
• Saturday
  8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Household Waste Events (HHW)

Other items (PDF) can be brought to our monthly HHW events.

Services

Each locality offers various recycling services in addition to the services offered by the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority (RVRA). Contact your locality for more information.