Glendale begins curbside recycling the week of July 5th. 65-gallon wheeled carts or 18-gallon recycle bins are being delivered the week of June 28

Recycling is easy…give it a try!

The benefits to the environment are well known, but did you know it makes good economic sense too? See the Why Recycle? (hyperlink) section for more information.

How?
Collect items from your household for recycling. Place materials in the 65-gallon wheeled bin

When?
The recyclable bin is picked up the same day as your regular garbage pick up

Where?
Place the wheeled bin at your curb the night before your scheduled garbage pick up day

What?
Learning what to recycle and what not to recycle takes only a few minutes of your time. Place a list on your refrigerator or near your recycle bin (after a short time, it becomes second nature). You don’t need to sort the items you recycle, simply throw everything into the bin or cart and place at the curb for pickup by Rumpke.

Tip: To make recycling easier and as a visible reminder, place a small container (these come in attractive designs in metal, plastic, rattan, wicker, etc) to hold recyclables in your kitchen or near you garbage can.

Recyclable

ALL Glass (Any Color) - Remove caps. It is okay to leave the labels on. Please do not include broken glass.
ALL Plastic – if the mouth of the container is smaller than the body, it’s recycleable. Remove the caps. It is okay to leave the labels on.
Cans - aluminum, bi-metal beverage, steel, and tin. It is okay to leave the labels on.
Corrugated cardboard, packaging style boxes with fluted or waffled center. Paper- Newspaper, magazines, catalogs, office paper, junk mail, envelopes with or without windows, brown paper bags, telephone books.
Fiberboard boxes including cereal, detergent, AND PIZZA BOXES (with all greese and food residue removed) etc.
Aerosol Cans- remove lids and tips.

Non-recyclables

Glendale’s Recycling Program

The Village of Glendale started a curbside recycling program in response to residents concern for the environment and to make recycling easy and convenient. But did you know that Curbside recycling will increase economic benefits to the village, and stimulate our local and state economy?

Glendale’s average recycling rate was 9.25% of total waste pickup (near the bottom for Hamilton County communities).

The five Hamilton County communities with the highest recycling rates in 2008 are:

Madeira	30.10%
Wyoming	25.22%
Blue Ash	24.97%
Mariemont	24.42%
Indian Hill	22.73%

Our Mayor, Joe Hubbard, has set a challenging goal for Glendale to be at the top of Hamilton County communities in recycling rates.

A. PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT

By recycling for one year, each household:
        Preserves 2 trees
        Saves 32 gallons of gasoline
        Conserves enough energy to power an entire house for 15 days
        Reduces greenhouse gas emissions equal to not driving your car for 8 weeks

Recycling common household items reduces the amount of material sent to the “Mount Rumpke” landfill and actually stimulates our economy!

B. CREATE JOBS IN OHIO

The recycling industry represents an important part of the economy in Ohio. Manufacturers turn old plastic, paper, glass, steel, and aluminum into new products like packaging, appliances, and fiberglass insulation. In fact, the recycling industry supports 4.3% of all the jobs in Ohio.¹

Recycling your waste creates more jobs than the alternatives. Incinerating 10,000 tons of waste creates one job, landfilling 10,000 tons of waste creates six jobs, but recycling 10,000 tons of waste creates 36 jobs!² How? Instead of burning or burying that garbage, you transform your waste into a valuable resource that reenters the economy, fueling manufacturing. Some materials, like glass and aluminum, can be recycled indefinitely.
Where does it go?
        Glass becomes fiberglass insulation
        Mixed paper and cardboard recycled locally into more paper or paper towels
        Plastic bottles become industrial strapping, carpet, and plastic lumber
        Aluminum and steel become more cans, car parts, or appliances

Ohioans working in the recycling industry have good paying jobs as well. Annual wages in the recycling industry average $36,000, which is $8,000 more per year than the state’s average wage. Ohio’s recycling industries pay $6 billion statewide in annual wages.¹

1. Ohio Department of Natural Resources, “2001 Recycling Economic Impact Study,” 2003.
2. Environmental Protection Agency, “Resource Conservation Challenge: Campaigning Against Waste,” EPA 530-F-02-033, 2002.

C. GLENDALE EARNS REVENUE

The more we recycle, the more money the Village of Glendale is eligible to receive from the Hamilton County Solid Waste Management District (SWMD). As part of the SWMD mission, the District divides $1,050,000 annually in funds among Hamilton County communities as an incentive to increase recycling.

Most of the residential recyclable materials that are collected in Hamilton County are delivered to the Rumpke Recycling Facility in St. Bernard, where they are sorted and marketed to end users.

        Newspaper is remanufactured into a variety of materials such as insulation, paper tubes and packaging.
        PETE is used for polyester clothing, carpeting and roofing materials.
        HDPE is used to make irrigation pipe and drainage tiles.
        Glass is used to make new containers and fiberglass.
        Aluminum cans are used to make new cans.
        Steel is used to make new steel products.