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 inserts, magazines, catalogs and telephone books, Paperboard, such as cereal boxes, Junk mail, Computer paper, and other mixed office paper, Corrugated cardboard broken down to 3'x3', Pizza boxes with all grease and food residue removed. 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 All plastic bottles and jugs. 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 Will open July 30, 2011 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.... NOTE: Prescription Drugs are no longer accepted. Yardwaste Recycling Drop-Off Sites Computer Recycling & Television Recycling Program
	Mt. Healthy Residents Recycled 248 Tons in 2008
	Congratulations Mt. Healthy residents! In 2009, you recycled 248 tons of metal, glass, plastic, and paper. Mt. Healthy recycled 96 more tons in 2008 than 2007! Your recycling efforts benefited the environment and the local economy in a big way. The recycling efforts in Mt. Healthy: * Saved 2,391 trees * Avoided the need for 29 tons of iron ore, limestone, and coal * Conserved enough energy to power 40 average homes for an entire year * Reduced greenhouse equivalent to removing 167 cars from the road for a year. 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. On average, each household in Mt. Healthy recycled 154 pounds in 2008. That's a lot of pop cans and newspapers! 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 MT. HEALTHY SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Container located at 7900 Werner Ave. REX RALPH PRESCHOOL Container located at 1310 Adams Rd. MT. HEALTHY NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Container located at 2170 Struble Rd. No Phone books or cardboard at these locations IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE LOCATIONS THE CITY HAS A DROP OFF CONTAINER AT THE CITY BUILDING (FIRE DEPARTMENT SIDE) AT 7700 PERRY ST. THIS CONTAINER IS FOR THE USE OF APARTMENT DWELLERS THAT DO NOT HAVE RECYCLING CONTAINERS IN THEIR APT. COMLPEX AS WELL AS ANY RESIDENT WHO NEEDS MORE RECYCLING SPACE... THIS CONTAINER ACCEPTS ALL RECYCLABLE MATERIALS