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Check your doors and windows for air flow and insulate for the winter.

Change your ceiling fan setting to force air down, which forces warm air down.

Curbside Recycling Options

New curbside recycling programs have been implemented in the City of Sandusky, Berlin-Milan, Huron Township, and Perkins Township. Curbside recycling programs existed in Erie County before 2011 but a big push for better programs in the County have recently come to light. The District has been monitoring the progress of the new programs. The below chart shows the progress from January-June 2011. Please note that Perkins Township Program did not start until May 2011, after the removal of the drop-off recycling location at 2900 Columbus Avenue April 30th this year. Continued on page 2

Daylight savings time is coming soon! Check your smoke alarms.

Winterize your garden and bring herbs inside.

Curbside Recycling by Municipality

January-June 2010 VS 2011
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Get a calendar to start planning 2012.

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40 Tons 30 20 2011 Tons 2010 Tons

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2012 Events

HHW Collection

Plastic #1-#7 Educational Workshops G.R.E.E.N. Bean Stats

2011 Appliance & Electronic Totals

A total of 199 cars braved the thunderstorms on Saturday, July 23 from 9am to noon at the Erie County Fairgrounds to recycle old appliances and electronic equipment. The District received a total of 6.11 tons of appliances and a total of 2.00 tons of electronics. The District expenses for the event totaled $549.59 for labor and equipment. The District received a total of $943.55 from the price of the scrap metal and selling of electronic equipment. The profits the District made from the collection will be used to fund the Recycling Rodeo (see the article on page 2) for Erie County residents. Please contact Lisa Beursken 419-602-4013 for more information regarding District events.

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Curbside Continued
The City of Huron established their curbside recycling program in the late 1990s with implementation of a city-wide contract.. Other curbside recycling programs existed throughout Erie County, but relied solely on the home owner to contract for the recycling services. By establishing a contract the City was able to lock in lower rates and offer more services such as yard waste. The program was not well received during the first year of implementation by City of Huron residents. The program finally became common-place and City of Huron residents have encourage the City Council to accept a wider variety of materials, adopt the container method, and even agreed to be the first pilot in the state for collecting food scrap organics in their current curbside yard waste program. During the months of January-

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June 2011 the City of Huron has collected:

458 tons of recyclables 486 tons of yard waste Of that 486 tons of yard waste, 49 tons of that material is food waste.

Curbside Recycling in the City of Huron

Want to learn more about the programs in Erie County? Please contact Lisa Beursken at 419-602-4013.

Bring paper to be shredded and bring ink jets and toner to be recycled at the Recycling Rodeo.

Recycling Rodeo
In honor of America Recycles Day (ARD), November 15th, the District is partnering with Christie Lane Industries and Serving Our Seniors to hold the Recycling Rodeo.
The purpose of ARD is to promote the social, environmental and economic benefits of recycling and to encourage more people to join the movement to create a better natural environment.

Recycling Rodeo will be a traveling recycling event across Erie County in which residents can bring paper to be shred and bring ink jets and toner all to be recycled. The dates for the Recycling Rodeo will be from Monday, November 14

through Thursday, November 16 from 4pm to 6pm. Please stay tuned to www.ErieCountyRecycles.org for more information.

2012 District Programs & Events

Haylee Bock pointing to her 2011 winning poster.
See our webpage at www.ErieCountyRecycles.org and click on Welcome icon located on the left hand side of the page. This will take you to our Calendar of Events page with all of our upcoming events complete with downloadable flyers!

Great American Clean-up Weeks are March 1May 31 annually. If you would like to host a litter clean-up or beautification project during those weeks, please contact the District for assistance.

Earth Day Extravaganza is April 22, 2012. Visit Osborn MetroPark from Noon-5pm to learn how easy it is to be green at home. Poster contest winners will be displayed at this event. Participate in the Recycled Art Contest.

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Possible Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Cars in line to dispose of their HHW at the 2001 HHW Collection.
The District does its best to offer an annual household hazardous waste (HHW) collection. Sandusky Register for more information. The District has offered this type of collection in 2001, 2004, and 2007. 2007 Collection

Total cost of the collection was $31,913.61. A total of 800 cars participated bringing a total of 72,840 pounds of household hazardous waste. Total cost of the collection was $21,682.55.

2001 Collection

A total of 360 cars participated bringing a total of 4,148 pounds of household hazardous waste. Total cost of the collection was $15,148.17. A total of 950 cars participated bringing a total of 32,600 pounds of household hazardous waste.

Due to lack of funds the District has been unable to provide an HHW event since 2007. The District is looking to have a collection sometime in November, please watch the

2004 Collection

Contact Lisa Beursken at 419-602-4013 for more information regarding events.

Plastic #1-#7
All plastic has a small recycling symbol on the bottom of the container to identify the type of plastic. Previous to 2011, Erie County only accepted plastic #1 and plastic #2. Examples include: peanut butter jars.

Erie County drop-off

with the exception of Styrofoam at the Erie County drop-off recycling locations and curbside recycling programs. So if the container is plastic and not Styrofoam, throw that container in your recycling bin. For more information on what Erie County Recycles please pick up a recycling brochure or call the District at 419-602-4013.

recycling locations and curbside recycling programs now accept plastics #1-#7.

Plastic #2 High Density Polyethylene (HDPE): milk jugs, shampoo bottles, and detergent bottles.

Plastic #1 Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET): water bottles, soda bottles, and

The plastic confusion is finally over in Erie County! No more trying to figure what number your plastic is and if you can recycle that type. You now can recycle plastics #1-#7

Educational Webinars & Workshops

The District is seeking input from local residents, educators, and students regarding what types of webinars and workshops they would like to see the District offer. Webinars Compost Workshop

Want to make your own soil? Attend the compost workshop and learn how.

Workshop and learn how to get recycling. Have a workshop idea that we missed? Have an idea for a webinar? Contact the District by email at: recycle@eriecounty.oh.gov

Business Recycling Workshop

Web based seminars would be available on the Districts webpage.

Have a business and want to promote a green atmosphere? Attend the Business Recycling

What do you want to learn online from the District?

Erie County Solid Waste District

554 River Road P.O. Box 469 Huron, Ohio 44839
Phone: (419) 433-7303 Cell: (419) 602-4013 Fax: (419) 433-6214 E-mail: recycle@eriecounty.oh.gov

Erie County Solid Waste Management District

Purpose: The purpose of the Erie County Solid Waste Management District is to maintain, coordinate, monitor, and develop implementation of the Erie County Solid Waste Management District Plan. The goal is achieved by providing environmental education, recycling opportunities, source reduction, litter prevention, and natural resource conservation to the residents of Erie County. Generation Fees are collected from the Erie County

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Sanitary Landfill. The Generation Fee is currently $6.00 per ton of municipal solid waste and industrial solid waste. The Generation Fee provides revenue for District expenses.

G.R.E.E.N. Bean 2011 Statistics

A total of 58 Clean-Up Areas Clean-Up Volunteers

Students from Ashland pose for the camera after their clean-up efforts in the City of Huron.

3 Roadsides 5 Playgrounds 7 Streets/Sidewalks 5 Trails 11 Parks 1 Waterway 26 Public Land/Vacant Lots

185 Volunteers 353.5 Volunteer Hours $1,102 Equivalent if they were paid staff

Clean-Up Summary

Thank you to all the municipalities and community organizations that utilized the G.R.E.E.N. Bean this past year. Here are the statistics from all your efforts!

7 Miles of Streets/Highway 7.4 Miles of Rivers/Lake/Shore 1 Illegal Dumpsite 256 Bags of Litter Collected or 5,120 pounds collected 39 Tires Collected 3 Communities Involved

Are you planning a litter clean-up or beautification project? Let us help you! Call one of the below organizations to reserve the use of the clean-up trailer we playfully named the G.R.E.E.N. Bean.

Erie Soil & Water Conservation District 419-626-5211 Erie County Solid Waste Management District 419-433-7303