The Orleans Transfer Station accepts the following items for recycling:
- Auto and rechargeable batteries (Ni-Cad)
- Books
- Brush, yard waste
- Clothing, textiles, shoes, linens
- Corrugated cardboard
- Dry empty paint cans
- Electronics, printers, televisions, computers, and monitors
- Empty cans
- Empty fire extinguishers and propane tanks
- Fluorescent tubes and compact light bulbs
- Glass (mixed, colored, and clear)
- Metals
- Newspapers, magazines, junk mail
- Paperboard, chip board boxes
- Plastics (1 to 7)
- Used oil, used oil filter, antifreeze