City of Toledo Ohio Recycles Too
Please read and follow Toledo’s curbside recycling guidelines.
Call Republic Services at 419-936-2511 with any recycling questions.
Contact Keep Toledo Lucas County Beautiful for information on where to recycle items that are non-approved for curbside recycling.
WHY CURBSIDE RECYCLING?
Progressive cities are environmentally conscientious. Curbside recycling is available for Toledo citizens so that select materials can be made into new products rather than placed into a landfill.
However, Toledo needs to improve the quality of its collected recyclables so that they can truly be repurposed, rather than winding up in the garbage. Our recycling effort can use some major improvement to reduce costs and increase environmental benefits.
Toledo is working to promote greater adherence to the curbside recycling “guidelines” and also to inform residents where they may recycle other materials that cannot be placed in the curbside carts.
The recycling carts are not for refuse overflow. Recycling properly takes a bit of “know how.”
The City of Toledo is asking all participants to learn more about proper use of our curbside program to drive the greatest environmental impact and cost savings. For example, carefully rinsed plastic bottles/cans and clean newspapers that have been put into plastic bags before placing into the recycling cart will cause those materials to be pulled off the recycling contractor’s conveyor belt, as the operators cannot identify what is in the bag.
One household that uses its recycle cart for yard waste or other non-approved material can cause the whole 6 to 10 ton load to be rejected by the recycling contractor and wind up in the landfill instead.
WHAT’S THE PLAN?
We want to help citizens be better informed about what items are to be recycled in the program— And where to recycle materials that are not accepted in curbside recycling. It’s good to know what belongs in recycling carts and what doesn’t.
WHERE CAN I GET RID OF MY STUFF?
Remember the City’s contract with Republic Services provides for monthly bulk pickups, so non-approved items can be taken care of at no additional charge to residents who call ahead. In addition, the City hosts Free Dump Days and Tire & Paint Recycling events throughout the year to manage these special refuse disposal needs.
Keep Toledo Lucas County Beautiful directs citizens to additional recycling resources. (Example, electronics, yard waste drop offs, motor oil, etc.)
We will be monitoring some of the Republic Services pick up routes in an attempt to reduce contamination and to provide notice to repeat offenders.
Thank You for being a careful recycler!
Simply, we recycle electronic waste. Old cell phones, outdated computers, printers that don’t work – we take it all. Then, recycle the components and keep harmful materials out of our waste stream.
STUDIES SUGGEST THAT AS MANY AS 100 MILLION CONSUMER ELECTRONICS ITEMS BECOME OBSOLETE EVERY YEAR. IT’S CALLED ELECTRONIC WASTE, AND IT’S THE FASTEST GROWING PORTION OF OUR WASTE STREAM – GROWING ALMOST THREE TIMES FASTER THAN OUR OVERALL MUNICIPAL WASTE.
You can help change the future of the environment by recycling your old, outdated electronics with Recycle IT USA Toledo.
Need help with getting rid of your old electronics? We’ll come get them from your home, office, or school. Visit our Contact Us page to call or schedule a pick-up online.
You can also drop off any electronic waste at our recycling facility, or at our drop-off receptacles located in Waterville, Ohio and Monclova Township. These receptacles are completely tamper-proof, and we empty it up to three times a week.
We host regular e-waste drives in the Northwest Ohio region throughout the year. All you have to do is bring your defective or obsolete electronics to one of these collection events, and we’ll make sure they get recycled. Check our e-waste drive calendar for an upcoming drive in your neck of the woods.
OUR MOST FREQUENTLY RECYCLED ELECTRONICS INCLUDE:
- Cameras & Camcorders
- Keyboards & Mice
- Video Game Consoles
- Storage Devices / Flash Drives
- Computers / Servers
- Monitors / Displays
- Networking Hardware
- Cell Phones & PDAs
- Stereo Equipment
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