Recycling in Mt. Healthy



	*RECYCLING IS THE ACT OF COLLECTING AND SEPARATING MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS FROM THE SOLID WASTE STREAM AND REUSING* THEM AS RAW MATERIALS IN MANUFACTURING PROCESSES.**
NEIGHBORHOOD RECYCLE DROP OFF LOCATIONS	ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF RECYCLING IN OHIO * Supports 169,000 Ohio jobs * Creates $6 billion in yearly wages * Generates $30 billion in sales ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF RECYCLING * Saves the cost of creating new landfills * Saves natural resources for future generations * Saves energy * Prevents pollution * Keeps trash out of landfills
	RECYCLING IS EASY ! HERE'S HOW TO DO IT...... FIRST: Get a recycling bin. Call the Mt. Healthy City Building 931-8840 There is no charge for bins. SECOND: Place the proper items in the bin. The following is a list of acceptable items... Newspapers with glossy ad inserts, magazines, catalogs and telephone books should be placed together in brown paper grocery sacks. Place sacks inside your bin, or in case of rain, place under the bin. *Pizza boxes are not accepted.* All colored glass bottles and jars. Please rinse and remove rings and lids. Sorry, no windows, sheet glass, mirrors, light bulbs, drinking glasses or mugs, and oven/cooking glassware Plastic: Look for the recycle logo (the triangle with arrows going around) on the bottom of plastic containers. The logos with the number 1 or 2 in the center are OK. Includes most milk jugs and soda bottles. Please rinse and remove rings and lids. Aluminum & Bi-Metal soda, pop, beer, steel food or soup cans are acceptable. Sorry, no pots or pans, coat hangers, or scrap metal. THIRD: Set the loaded-up recycle bin out with the trash. IF YOU FOLLOWED THESE STEPS.... YOU ARE RECYCLING !
	*MORE RECYCLING OPPORTUNITIES....* The City of Mt. Healthy has a Refrigerator / Freezer / Air Conditioner collection program for residents of the city. This program is free of charge to Mt. Healthy residents and keeps these large heavy items out of the landfill. The refrigerant is recovered in compliance with EPA regulations. If you have any of these items cluttering your basement or garage and you would like to get rid of them, please call 931-8840 and the city will arrange for a pick-up. Hamilton County residents can take advantage of the county's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program I f you have paint, pesticides, solvents, car batteries, propane tanks, gasoline, motor oil, etc... this is the safe way to dispose of them. For a complete list of acceptable items and directions.... Update 01/24/08: The Household Hazardous Waste Program for Hamilton County residents will start back up on March 1st 2008. The hours of operation will be: Tuesdays from 2pm-6pm & Saturdays 9am-1pm 4650 Spring Grove Ave. (at the southern end of Winton Rd.)
	Mt. Healthy Residents Recycled 151.49 Tons in 2007
	Congratulations Mt. Healthy residents! In 2006, you recycled 151.49 tons of metal, glass, plastic, and paper. Your recycling efforts benefited the environment and the local economy in a big way. The recycling efforts in Mt. Healthy saved the equivalent of: * 1,254 trees * 7,585 gallons of gasoline * Enough energy to power 22 average homes for an entire year * 126 tons of greenhouse gases - equivalent to removing 100 cars from the road. Recycling reduces pollution so the air we breathe is cleaner, conserves natural resources so we will have them to use in the future, and decreases the amount of waste going to the landfill. Recycling also boosts our local economy by creating 169,000 jobs and $6 billion in annual wages just in the State of Ohio. Each household in Mt. Healthy recycled 107 pounds in 2006. That's a lot of pop cans and newspapers! If you would like to see even more material recycled in 2007, check out the list below to make sure you include all these materials in your recycling bin. Don't have a bin? Mt. Healthy makes it easy! Call 931-8840 to request your bin today!
	NEIGHBORHOOD PAPER RECYCLING DROP-OFF LOCATIONS If you have paper that you would like to drop off to be recycled for local fundraising look for these containers at the following locations... ASSUMPTION CHURCH & SCHOOL Containers located at the corner of McMakin & Joseph JANE HOOP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Container located at 1738 Compton Rd. MT. HEALTHY HIGH SCHOOL Container located at 2046 Adams Rd. (exit driveway) REX RALPH PRESCHOOL Container located at 1310 Adams Rd. No Phone books or cardboard at these locations