Jackson County Recycling Center

Facility details

Address

109 Fairview School Ln
Gainesboro, TN 38562

Phone

(931) 268-4955

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Website

jacksonco.com

Facility type

Recycling

Operator

Municipal

County

Jackson County

EPA Region

4

Data sources

Overture Maps 2026-05-20

Last verified

2026-10-15

About this facility

A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.

Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities

• Cardboard and mixed paper
• Plastic bottles and containers
• Aluminum and steel cans
• Glass bottles and jars
• Scrap metal
• Electronics (at some sites)

Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.

Nearby facilities

• Jackson County Recycling Center Recycling 5.9 mi · Cookeville, TN
• Upper Cumberland Landfill Landfill 13.9 mi · Red Boiling Springs, TN
• Overton County Transfer Station Transfer Station 14.0 mi · Livingston, TN
• Recycling Center Transfer StationRecycling 14.0 mi · Livingston, TN
• Cooper Recycling-Livingston Recycling 14.4 mi · Livingston, TN
• SA Recycling Recycling 15.8 mi · Cookeville, TN
• R-Cubed Environmental Solutions Recycling 15.8 mi · Cookeville, TN
• Macon County Solid Waste / Transfer Station Transfer Station 19.3 mi · Red Boiling Springs, TN
• Putnam County Solid Waste Transfer Station Transfer Station 19.5 mi · Cookeville, TN
• Overton County Convenience Center-Alpine Transfer Station 21.0 mi · Alpine, TN

Nearest landfill: Upper Cumberland Landfill, Red Boiling Springs — 13.9 mi

Waste haulers nearby

• Salvage Grocery12.3 mi · Moss, TN · 1 driver
• Global Recycling LLC14.3 mi · Livingston, TN · 2 drivers
• Cooper Recycling LLC14.3 mi · Livingston, TN · 31 drivers
• Two Men and a Junk Truck Cookeville15.9 mi · Cookeville, TN · 1 driver
• Howards Septic Tank Serv17.0 mi · Red Boiling Springs, TN · 1 driver

Area served

Serves Gainesboro, Hilham, Whitleyville, Cookeville, Bloomington Springs, Moss, Granville, Celina, Livingston.

County context

One of 2 recycling centers in Jackson County, TN.

ZIP 38562 at a glance

Population

6,493 (18 per sq mi)

Median age

48

Households

Median income $39,398 · 21% earn six figures

Housing

77% owner-occupied · median home value $136,357 · median rent $689

Workforce

54% labor-force participation · 7.8% unemployment

ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.

Tennessee solid-waste agency: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC)