Alum Creek Waste and Reuse Convenience Center

The City of Columbus drop-off at the Refuse Collection address on Alum Creek Drive, free for residents.

Alum Creek Waste and Reuse Convenience Center is the City of Columbus drop-off at 2100 Alum Creek Drive, 43207, the same address the city gives for its Division of Refuse Collection. Its hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., for Columbus residents bringing waste from their own homes; it closes on the Tuesday after a Monday holiday.

Serves: Columbus trash pickup and drop-off rules.

About this site

The city lists 2100 Alum Creek Drive both for this center and as the contact address of Refuse Collection, the division of the Department of Public Service that collects Columbus trash.

Rules at every City of Columbus convenience center

The city runs two Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers, this one and Georgesville, with the same hours, the same accepted and refused items and the same residents-only rule; businesses and landscapers are turned away. Both close on city holidays that fall Tuesday to Saturday and on the Tuesday after a Monday holiday. The city’s Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers page ↗ has the full list.

Type: Convenience center
State: Ohio
City: Columbus
Address: 2100 Alum Creek Drive, Columbus, OH 43207
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Sunday, Monday, holidays and the Tuesday after a Monday holiday
Who can use it: Columbus residents with waste from their own homes; no businesses or landscapers
Fees: Free
Takes: Household trash, recycling, computers, phones and tablets, food scraps (small amounts of meat, bones, seafood and dairy included), yard waste except grass clippings, clothes, furniture, mattresses, bicycles, scrap metal including washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers and hot water tanks, cooking oil, bulk waste and polystyrene foam
Does not take: Hazardous materials, tires, motor oil, construction and demolition waste, toilets, refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, heat pumps, water coolers and air conditioners, grass clippings, treated wood, soil, drums and cylinders, and commercial waste
Run by: City of Columbus Department of Public Service
Phone: 614-645-3111
Official website: columbus.gov
Primary source: columbus.gov
Last verified: September 23, 2026

Questions

Where is Alum Creek Waste and Reuse Convenience Center?

At 2100 Alum Creek Drive, Columbus, OH 43207, the address the City of Columbus also gives for its Division of Refuse Collection.

Is Alum Creek Waste and Reuse Convenience Center open on Mondays?

No. It is open Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and after a Monday holiday it also stays closed on the Tuesday.

Where do I take hazardous waste that Alum Creek Waste and Reuse Convenience Center refuses?

To the SWACO Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 645 E. 8th Avenue, which the city names for paint, chemicals and other household hazardous waste, Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the first Saturday of the month 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sources

City of Columbus: Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers, no date shown: hours, holiday closures, accepted items, the SWACO facility.
City of Columbus: Trash, Recycling & Bulk Collection, no date shown: Refuse Collection’s address.

Sources and corrections

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