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The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) was established by the Ohio General Assembly in 1989 as part of Ohio House Bill 592, which created Ohio’s current solid waste management planning and regulatory programs. [1] [2] SWACO is a government-run entity responsible for the safe and sanitary management of all solid waste within its ...
Site Selection magazine, a location assistance publication, has awarded the state of Ohio its fourth consecutive Governor's Cup Award for leading the nation in new and expanded facilities in 2009. [3] The "Why Ohio" advertising campaign was noted by the business and advertising communities. [4] Other awards include: The Communicator Awards (2008)
A subset is the business recycling cooperative, which, according to the Northeast Recycling Council, is a group of business in a particular region, which separate recyclable waste, usually produced by their own functions, for prearranged collection by a shared hauler.
Statewide, the Ohio EPA has earmarked $3.8 million for community and litter programs.
Five organizations in Ashland, Crawford, Marion and Richland counties are among 159 statewide awarded a total of $7.5 million in grant funding.
The Stanolind Recycling Plant was in operation as early 1947. [32] Another early recycling mill was Waste Techniques, built in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania in 1972. [citation needed] Waste Techniques was sold to Frank Keel in 1978, and resold to BFI in 1981. Woodbury, New Jersey, was the first city in the United States to mandate recycling. [33]
Here’s the rule of thumb, If it’s not paper and boxes, plastic bottles and jugs, cans, cartons or glass bottles and jars throw it in the trash.
The sales tax is not refunded to consumers upon redeeming the empty containers to a recycling center. Some recycling centers have attracted drug activity and crimes. In one example in Haight-Ashbury, a recycling center was ordered shut down by the city in 2012 due to drug activity crime. [11] Connecticut (10¢). Beverage Container Deposit and ...