Solid Waste Management District
226 Middle Avenue, Fifth Floor
Elyria, Ohio 44035
Toll Free: 1 (800) 449-5463
Fx: (440) 329-5777
The Ohio General Assembly established the Solid Waste Management Districts of Ohio in 1989, and required each county to belong to one. Our District was set up to include the whole of Lorain County, plus all of the city of Vermilion. The responsibilities and duties of each District fall into two broad categories:
- To prepare and maintain a comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan, and measure progress toward its goals by collecting detailed statistics on recycling and solid waste disposal.
- To promote recycling, reuse, and reduction of solid waste through educational and informational programs, support of recycling businesses and organizations, and the direct operation or support of actual collection events and programs.
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WHAT'S NEW?
Farm Tire Collection Event August 19
The Board of Commissioners and the Solid Waste District are pleased to announce the expansion of our existing tire collection program to incorporate agricultural tires. The Solid Waste Management District was recently awarded an ODNR Grant to offset some of the costs associated with the disposal of these large tires.
A Farm Tire Collection will be held on Thursday August 19, 2010, from 9 am – 2 pm. A tire trailer and personnel with loading equipment will be in the south-west side of the parking lot near our collection center located at 540 South Abbe Rd. in Elyria. This collection is free to District residents that own or operate farm equipment. Dealers and agri-businesses will not be permitted to participate. To register or for more information, please call the Solid Waste Management District at (800) 449-5463.
New Collection Center - Grand Opening June 19
On Saturday, June 19, 2010, the Lorain County Board of Commissioners announce the grand opening of a the new Lorain County Collection Center Saturday located at 540 S. Abbe Rd. Elyria, OH 44035). Free festivities for are planned in the parking lot on opening day at 10 am.
The new center will accept e-scrap (electronics), scrap tires, household hazardous waste, fluorescent bulbs and ballasts. (Businesses and organizations are restricted to drop off of e-scrap, bulbs and ballasts only).
The center will generally operate at the following times: Mondays from 12 - 6 pm, Wednesdays from 12 - 6 pm and Saturdays from 9 am - 6 pm.
For more information and a complete list of accepted materials, please contact the Lorain County Solid Waste Management office at (800) 449-5463.
Special Collection: Unwanted Prescription Meds
On Saturday, May 8, 2010, the Lorain County Sheriff’s Drug Task Force and many local safety forces are sponsoring a drop-off style collection event for unwanted prescription medications.
Fourteen locations throughout the county will be open from 9 am to 3 pm, accepting unwanted prescription medications, and will keep them secured until they can be disposed of properly. For more information, please view the Operation Medicine Cabinet Event Flyer.
Ohio Appliance Rebate Program Now Available
The U.S. Department of Energy has made a special one-time distribution of funds to states that agree to offer a rebate program to consumers who purchase certain new “Energy Star” qualified appliances. Ohio is one of those states, and its program began on Friday, March 26th.
Ohio’s allocation of the total funds available is just over $11 million. The program will end when the money runs out, which could be just a matter of days.
The state’s official website (see below) has been overwhelmed several times. We have copied the Basic Requirements and an Eligibility Checklist from their website. This should help you determine whether or not you can participate.
If you decide that you are going to participate, you will be required to recycle your old appliance. This can be done in any number of ways. But however you have it done, you would be well-advised to use the form provided by the state to have positive proof of recycling. Click here to pull up a PDF copy of this form.
The program has a lot of requirements, and a lot of steps to complete, but with rebates of between $100 and $250 - so it is well worth the effort!
Go to www.OhioApplianceRebate.com for all the information and forms about the program. Or, if consumers prefer, they can call 1-888-686-8896 for information and to register.
1st All-Email District Newsletter Now Available
The District is pleased to make available its latest Newsletter for February 2010, as a completely new document designed to be sent by email; 98% of all postal mail copies have been converted or eliminated.
Making this switch will significantly lower the District’s expenses, plus we will be able to more easily inform the public on a timely basis about our programs and activities.
In this newsletter, there is a recap of our 2009 activities, and some articles about specific programs. In addition, there is one article about progress on our new Collection Center. Work on that project is finally starting to come together, so watch for further announcements soon on this subject.
Join Our E-mail Newsletter & Notification List
In the past we have used every available means of advertising and publicizing the District’s programs and activities. But none has grown so quickly or been as effective as the simple email list we first offered in 2007. So for 2010, we have added some more features and merged our new email quarterly newsletter into the same system.
Our system is very simple, yet very secure. Whenever a new recipient is entered, a confirming email is sent to verify that there are no technical difficulties, and that the owner of the address actually did request being put on the list. Anyone may “unsubscribe” at any time, with just one email or a phone call.
The actual list that we keep on file is also very simple – just a name and an email address for each recipient. That means we have no unnecessary information that could be lost or stolen. Whenever a notice or newsletter item is mailed, the program creates a separate message for each address – so no one gets any other addresses printed at the top of their version. Finally, we guarantee that this list will never be used to send anything other than our own official notices and newsletters.
If you have decided to join, just click here to send an email to our office. Your computer will open up a pre-addressed blank email message. Just type your first and last names, and your email address; then send it on. Your confirmation email will arrive within a few days. You do not need to reply unless there is something wrong.
Thank you for joining us!
New Parking Area for Visitors
Limited-time parking for visitors is now available in the parking lot at the corner of Middle Avenue and Third Street, directly across from the Lorain County Administration Building.
District Brochures Available Online
Our tri-fold brochures that explain our programs and discuss recycling topics are now available as PDF files. Other forms and printed materials will be converted as time allows. Please visit Reports & Publications to download PDF files of these materials.
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