RECYCLING GUIDE - Medina County Solid Waste District

1 RECYCLI NG GUIDEMEDINA County Solid Waste DISTRICTMESSAGE FROM MCSWDThis GUIDE provides general information about community-sponsored RECYCLING programs in Medina County . For more detailed information about your community s RECYCLING procedures, please call the number listed. Please note that the RECYCLING services provided by each community are for residents only. For additional RECYCLING information, please refer to the back of this brochure or contact the Medina County Solid Waste District at (330) 769-0289 or visit our web site at Medina County Central Processing Facility does not provide trash pick-up service. Trash pick-up service is designated by the city, village, or township in which you reside. If you have trash pick-up questions, please contact your city, village, or township to and click on the Elected Officials link (Directory of Public Officials) to obtain the phone number for your city, village, or township are single-stream RECYCLING drop-off containers placed in 54 convenient places near schools, work, parks, and churches.

2 There is no charge to place single-stream recyclables in these containers. COMMUNITY RECYCLING KEYThe following describes some of the general do s and don ts of preparing your house-hold recyclables for collection. Since each community has different RECYCLING guidelines, your should contact your community directly if you have additional questions about collection schedules and procedures. BRUNSWICK CITYA pplewood Elementary 3891 Applewood Dr. City Hall 4095 Center Rd. Crestview Elementary 300 W. 130th St. Fire Station # 1 4383 Center Rd. Hickory Ridge Elementary 4628 Hickory Ridge Ave. High School/Towslee Elementary School 3555 Center Rd. Huntington Elementary 1931 Huntington Circle Kidder Elementary 3650 Grafton Rd. Memorial Elementary 3845 Magnolia Dr. Service Garage 1238 W. 130th Middle School 1459 Pearl Rd.

3 Willetts Middle School 1045 Hadcock Rd. BRUNSWICK HILLS TOWNSHIP Medina County Parks Plum Creek Park South 2500 Plum Creek Parkway CHATHAM TOWNSHIP Chatham Township Roads Maintenance Garage 6539 Avon Lake Rd. GRANGER TOWNSHIP Granger Township Administrations Building 3717 Ridge Rd. Highland Middle School 3880 Ridge Rd. Medina Co. Board of Developmental Disabilities 4691 Windfall Rd. GUILFORD TOWNSHIP Guilford Township Hall 3800 Greenwich Rd. HINCKLEY TOWNSHIP Hinckley Township Administration Building 1410 Ridge Rd. HOMER TOWNSHIP Homer Township Hall 8964 Spencer Rd. DROP-OFF LOCATIONS: Check for the most up-to-date listing of Drop-Off Containers*Coming in early JuneLAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP Chippewa Rail Trail (MCPD) 5656 Chippewa Rd. Soil and Water Conservation District 6090 Wedgewood Rd. LITCHFIELD TOWNSHIP Litchfield Township Maintenance Garage 3950 Beat Rd.

4 LIVERPOOL TOWNSHIP (VALLEY CITY) Liverpool Township Fire Station 6700 Center Rd. LODI VILLAGE (HARRISVILLE TOWNSHIP) Home Appliance Sales & Service 110 Highland Lodi Library (MCDL) 635 Wooster St. Medina CITY Root Middle School 333 W. Sturbridge Dr. Board Office 739 Weymouth Rd. Buehler s Fresh Foods* 275 Forest Meadows s Fresh Foods* 3626 Medina Middle School 420 East Union St. County Administration Building 144 N. Broadway Engineering Center 801 West Smith Rd. Ella Canavan Elementary School 825 Lawrence St. Medina County Career Center 1101 West Liberty St. Medina County Fairgrounds Community Center Lafayette Rd. Medina County Job & Family Services 232 Northland Dr. Medina Library (MCDL) 210 South Broadway Medina TOWNSHIP Medina Township Athletic Field Complex (Blakslee Park) 3718 Weymouth Rd.

5 Smith Bros. 3087 Marks Rd. MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP Blake Elementary School 4704 Lexington Ridge Township Hall 6665 Wadsworth Rd. Smith Bros. 7170 Wooster Pike Rd. SHARON TOWNSHIP Sharon Township Maintenance Garage 6801 Ridge Rd. SPENCER VILLAGE (SPENCER TOWNSHIP) Spencer Village Hall North 201 North Main St. WADSWORTH CITY Buehler s Fresh Foods* 175 Great Oaks TrailCharles R. Parsons Administration Building 524 Broad St. City Transfer Station 165 Auble St. Franklin Elementary School 200 Takacs Dr. Friedt Park 415 Leatherman Rd. Weatherstone Park 1404 Reimer Rd. WESTFIELD TOWNSHIP Cloverleaf High School 8525 Friendsville Rd. Medina County Solid Waste District 8700 Lake Rd. Westfield Township Municipal Complex 6699 Buffham Rd. WESTFIELD VILLAGE (WESTFIELD TOWNSHIP) Westfield Center Village Hall 6701 Greenwich Rd.

6 YORK TOWNSHIP Buckeye Senior High School 3084 Columbia Rd. Medina County District Library 6625 Wolff Rd. Garbage Food Yard Waste Plastic Bags (Ziploc, grocery, garbage) Styrofoam or paper food containers/clam shells Tissues, toilet paper, paper towels Styrofoam packing material, peanuts or food trays Electronics Large plastic buckets (Home Depot, Lowes, etc.) Plastic silverware, drinking cups, plates or bowls Pots or pans Syringes/needles Light bulbs Drinking glasses Batteries Ceramics or dishes Foil juice pouchesPLEASE INCLUDE ONLY THESE RECYCLABLES LOOSE IN THE SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLING DROP-OFF BOXDO SDO NOT PLACE THESE MATERIALS IN THE DROP-OFF BOXDON TS(please do not place recyclables in a plastic bag) PLASTIC BOTTLES AND JUGS Plastic bottles, jugs, and containers.

7 These include soda bottles, water bottles, juice bottles, detergent, and bleach containers. Plastic food containers with numbers #1-7 (yogurt, frozen food trays, etc.) are acceptable. *OK to leave lids on plastic bottles*OK to flatten plastic bottlesMETALS Aluminum cans, aerosol cans (lids and tips removed), metal cans and lids, tin cans, aluminum foil and disposable aluminum pans free of food Waste .*OK to flatten cansCARTONSC artons for juice, soy milk, milk, broth, cream, egg substitutes (caps and straws removed).PAPER AND CARDBOARD Newspaper and inserts, magazines and catalogs, junk mail and envelopes, phone books, paper grocery bags, cereal and snack boxes, cardboard (flattened), clean pizza boxes (free of food and grease), loose shredded paper.*PLEASE flatten all cardboard boxesGLASS Glass refers to glass bottles and jars (any color).

8 You do not need to remove labels. Other types of glass such as drinking glasses, window panes, mirrors, and light bulbs can not be recycled due to the physical properties of the product. *OK to leave lids on bottles and jarsAPPLIANCES AND SCRAP METAL Discarded appliances must be metal ( hot water tanks, stoves, dryers, microwaves and any other household appliances). For refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners or dehumidifiers, the refrigerant/Freon must be removed prior to disposal and tagged by a certified TERIES Large lead-acid batteries ( from automobiles, tractors or lawn mowers) and small household EQUIPMENT AND MOBILE DEVICES Computer equipment (towers, keyboards, mice, cords, printers) and cell MOTOR OIL/ANTIFREEZE Using plastic gallon jugs, bring up to 10 gallons of used motor oil, antifreeze or cooking oil per visit.

9 Do not pour used oil or antifreeze directly in the containers. Oil must be free of contaminants. NO Waste If it grows, it goes for free! Grass, leaves, tree trimmings, Christmas trees and weeds. *NOT ACCEPTED: Stumps, root balls, sod, dirt, burlap wrap, metal caging, plastic bags and biodegradable/paper yard Waste bags. Stop in at scale house for further directions. Drop off materials according to signs. LATEX PAINT: DID YOU KNOW ? Did you know you can throw Latex Paint in the trash? Dry it up. Throw it out. Water-based paint is not hazardous and should be disposed of in the trash. To solidify latex paint: Air dry, use a drying agent such as cat litter, saw dust, plaster of paris, oil-dri or Waste paint hardeners. When your paint is dry, discard it with your regular trash. Leave the lid off so the Waste collector can see the paint is hardened.

10 For more questions contact (330) ITEMS ARE NOT ACCEPTED IN THE County -WIDE RECYCLING BINS NO CHARGE ITEMSACCEPTED ONLY AT THE District FACILITY: 8700 LAKE ROAD, Deposit only Waste tires. Rims are not permitted. Tires up to and including " diameter (rim size) - $ per tire. Large tires (tractor/trailer) - $ per tire. Off road tires - $ per tire. BAGS OF TRASH Use the containers for bags of trash only. Single bags are $ (35 lbs. max).TELEVISIONS AND MONITORS 19" or smaller - $ each 20" or larger - $ each Monitors - $ eachBULK/LOOSE TRASH DO NOT PLACE BAGS OF TRASH IN THIS CONTAINER. LOOSE TRASH ONLY. Loose trash includes roofing materials, couches, carpeting and construction materials. $ lbs. ($42/ton)FLUORESCENT BULBS High intensity - $ each 4' Bulbs - $ each 8' Bulbs - $ eachChecks or Cash Only.