Going Green
Everyone needs to start recycling, that’s just a fact. Global warming has already started off the planets next death cycle, nevertheless if we make every effort today, tomorrow may bring a new solution to this terrible tragedy.
We can start by recycling our own garbage. There is no reason to just chuck it to the curb and let the landfills continue to grow, landfills create methane. Methane is worse than CO2 for our ozone, which is the root cause for global warming.
Big cars & trucks are every green freak’s favorite thing to scream about, that’s all fine but if everyone took a little responsibility for their own garbage it would certainly be more beneficial for the ozone than trying to convince contractors to drive a Geo.
EV has been recycling all the garbage we create and we’ve found that in all of Cincinnati the Eastside offers more recycling drop off and even curb side pick-up points than anywhere else! Just one more reason why the Eastside is the best side.
While we do have more opportunity for easy recycling methods, the info is spread out in various places, we are compiling it all together for easy access. Each month we will add more user friendly info about other “going green“ topics. For starters here’s how you can simply separate your trash and stop the landfill problem. In fact at many drop off points you don’t even need to do much separating at all! You’ll be shocked at how easy this really is, check it out and get started today!
Garbage you can recycle.
Paper materials:
* White ledger paper: computer, copy machine and typewriter paper; white ledger pads, adding machine tape
* News Quality Papers: newspaper, phone books, wide-lined news print
* Folders: manila, colored and coated folders
* Mail: letters, brochures, advertisements, magazines
* Correspondence: legal pad paper, colored paper and message sheets, self adhesive notes, index cards, fax paper
* Envelopes: with or without windows, with labels, colored and coated
* Computer paper
* Brown Papers: brown envelopes, brown grocery bags, cereal boxes, beverage cartons, grey cartons and clean pizza boxes (without grease)
* Cardboard Boxes: broken down into 3 feet by 3 feet sections
Look for these recycling dumpsters.
Plastic materials: (Look for the tri-angle with the corresponding number in the center. All recyclable plastic has this stamp)
* Plastic bottles number 1 (PETE): soda, water, shampoo and other small mouth bottles.
* Plastic bottles number 2 (HDPE): milk, detergent and other small-mouth bottles.
Plastic bottles #2
Grocery Plastic bags (drop off at WalMart)
Look for these symbols.
Metals include:
* Aluminum cans: beverage and food cans.
* Steel cans: soup, food and aerosol cans.
* Aluminum cans
* Lawn mower engines
* Aluminum wheels
* Aluminum radiators
* Copper/aluminum radiators
* Lead
* Evacuated A/C evaporative coils
* #1 copper
* #2 copper
* Brass
* Stainless steel
* Aluminum siding
* Car batteries
* Small appliances
* Aluminum extrusions
* Aluminum turnings
* Catalytic converters
* Electric motors
* Misc. small parts
* Evacuated A/C condensers
* Steel
* …and much more!
Glass:
* Glass bottles and jars: clear, brown, blue and green. Note: Please rinse and remove lids.
Rumpke Recycling accepts glass.
Batteries:
* Car batteries
* Nickel Cadium batteries
Miscellaneous:
Lead acid batteries
Motor oil
Scrap tires
Anti-freeze
Appliances
Computers
Construction debris
Now that you know what you recycle, where can you take it?
Drop off locations that take the following items:
Aluminum / Steel cans, #1 (PET) plastic bottles, #2 (HDPE) plastic bottles, Mixed containers, Packing materials, Newspaper, Office paper, Magazines, Mixed paper, Cardboard, Paperboard
All Creatures Animal Hospital
(513) 797-PETS 1894 Ohio Pike Amelia, OH 45102
Anderson Township Government Center
Batavia Township Hall
(513) 732-2020 2401 Old State Route 32 Batavia, OH 45103
Cincinnati Nature Center
(513) 831-1711 4949 Tealtown Road Milford, OH 45150
Clermont County Fairgrounds
(513) 732-0522 1003 Locust Street Owensville, OH 45103
Clermont County Salt Barn
(513) 724-6107 Filager Road (just before animal shelter) Williamsburg, OH
Clermont County Water Works
(513) 732-7970 3685 Lewis Rd. Amelia, OH 45102
City of Loveland
(next to Loveland Canoe & Kayak)
(209 Crutchfield Place) Loveland, OH 45140
East Fork State Park
(513) 734-4323 3294 Elklick Road (north side) Campgrounds at parking lot near check-in Bethel, OH 45106
Felicity Municipal Building
(513) 876-0107 415 Walnut Street (behind the police station)
Glen Este Middle School #1
(513) 947-7600 4342 Glen Este Withamsville Road Cincinnati, OH 45245
Glen Este Middle School #2
(513) 947-7600 4342 Glen Este Withamsville Road Cincinnati, OH 45245
Goshen Police Department
(513) 722-3200 1864 Walnut St Goshen, OH 45122
Jackson Township Hall
(513) 625-1800 3263 U.S. Route 50 Williamsburg, OH 45176
Jubilee (old IGA) grocery store
(513) 734-0200 545 W. Plane St. Bethel, OH 45106
Miami Meadows Park
1546 State Route 131 Milford, OH 45150
Miami Township Civic Center
(513) 248-3725 6101 Meijer Dr Milford, OH 45150
Miami Township Fire Department
(513) 248-3700 6492 Branch Hill-Guinea Road Milford, OH 45150
Miami Township Hall
(513) 248-3725 5900 McPicken Dr Milford, OH 45150
Milford City Hall
(513) 831-4192 745 Center St. Milford, OH 45150
Monroe Township Fire Department
(513) 553-3033 1963 Laurel-Lindale Road New Richmond, OH 45157
Monroe Township Hall
(513) 734-6462 2828 State Route 222 Bethel, OH 45106
New Batavia Township Hall
1535 Clough Pike Batavia, OH 45103
New Richmond Elementary School
(513) 553-3181 1141 Bethel New Richmond Rd New Richmond, OH 45157
Newtonsville Fire House
(513) 625-8500 5750 Stonelick Wms Corner Rd Batavia, OH 45103
Pattison Park
(513) 732-2977 2228 US Route 50 Batavia, OH 45103
Pierce Township Hall
(513) 752-6262 950 Locust Corner Road
Cincinnati, OH 45245
Recovery Center
(513) 735-8100 1088 Wasserman Way # C
Batavia, OH 45103
Rivertown Market
(513) 553-4245 1041 Old US Highway 52
New Richmond, OH 45157
Wayne Township Hall
(513) 625-8124 6320 State Route 133 Newtonsville, OH 45158
Williamsburg Water Tower
(513) 724-6107 N. 8th Street
Williamsburg, OH 45176
Willowville Elementary School
(513) 943-6800 4529 Schoolhouse Rd.
Batavia, OH 45103
Drop off locations that take the following items: Lead acid batteries, tires, anti-freeze. motor oil.
Advance Auto Parts Stores /Lead acid batteries
AutoZone Stores /Lead acid batteries
Firestone store locations
Antifreeze, Lead acid batteries, Motor oil, tires.
Hamlet stores /Lead acid batteries
Napa Auto Parts
(513) 248-0660 919 State Route 28 (Mulberry) Milford, OH 45150
Lead acid batteries
Pep Boys
(513) 943-1100 4436 Glen Este Withamsville Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45245
Motor oil
Tire Discounters
(513) 752-4555 81 W Main St Amelia, OH 45102 Scrap tires
Village Quick Lube
(513) 272-0677
7101 Main Street Cincinnati, OH 45244
Antifreeze, Motor oil
Wal-Mart Super center: Tire & Lube Express
(513) 753-3200 4370 Eastgate Square Dr
Cincinnati, OH 45245
Motor oil, lead acid batteries, scrap tires
Now, here is where you can recycle and get paid for you trash!
Recycling stations take a greater variety of recyclable items than most drop-off boxes and will purchase certain items from you. Items accepted vary from station to station. Before you visit, call the station to find out which items are accepted.
Adams Brown Recycling 9620 Mount Orab Pike
Georgetown, Ohio (937) 378-3431
M&R Recycling
1275 Ohio Rt. 28 Loveland, OH 45140
(513) 575-0661
Items accepted: car batteries, non-ferrous metals (aluminum, copper, brass stainless steel, etc.).
Round Bottom Recycling
5100 River Valley Road Milford, Ohio
(513) 248-4435
Way-Out Recycling
2340 Snyder Road Batavia, Ohio
(513) 732-0374
D&R Recyclers
(513) 896-5200
600 Ausberger Ave. New Miami, OH
We take our cans/metals to Round Bottom Recycling. The pay rates vary from day to day like the stock market but aluminum cans were 68 cents a pound in January. Three regular kitchen trash bags full of crushed cans paid us $14.50 not bad for trash we would have tossed out and paid to have it taken away! In fact we are earning around $20 a month when we used to pay almost that for garbage service. Metal recycling pays big bucks if you save it up. One customer brought in three big waste radiators and got over $400. Wow, recycling pays.
Round Bottom Recycling pays out for all the items in the “Metals Accepted List” we listed. Check out these prices, copper $2.10 - $2.30 lb., brass $1.40 lb., stainless steel $.50 lb., motors .15 lb., lead/zinc .45 lb. The next time your wondering what do with that old lawn mower or car engine... now you know.
Curb side recycling pickup
Rumpke Recycling
The following areas have curb side recycling included in their municipal contracts:
Loveland, Montgomery, Milford, Mt. Washington
East End, City of Cincinnati
Residents outside of these areas must call Rumpke to subscribe to receive weekly curb side recycling service. Residents living in Hamilton County will
pay about $2.75 a month to enjoy the convenience of curb side collection, while Clermont residents can receive the service for $3.25 a month. To get a bin residents can call 242-4401 or visit rumpkerecycling.com. Other good recycling information web sites are www.oeq.net and clermontswcd.org
Start recycling your trash now, earn some extra money for yourself and help everyone to have a better tomorrow at the same time. We only have one planet, trash it and we die.
It’s nice that we have 50 and 60 degree weather in Jan. & Feb. in Ohio but when the worlds oceans rise 2 feet, Florida will be gone. California, Hawaii, Texas and Louisiana will be cut in half and things will be very different and very desperate. The whole planet will become overcrowded, unable to produce food and be thrown into unstoppable chaos. It’s happening now, the glaciers are melting at a rate that has scientist shocked and horrified.
Our future actually depends on our efforts today. Stop thinking someone will come up with a single solution for the global problem. Small efforts on every ones part are the answer. What is stopping you from doing your part? Absolutely nothing. The Earth’s future is literally in your hands every time you throw out your trash. Take the time to make the world still habitable for tomorrow.
