Info for Policy Committee/TAC
This page has information about programs at other solid waste
districts
We are posting information and videos here for Policy Committee and
Technical Advisory Council members to review. This is meant to stimulate
thinking about programs we might add or augment once we take possession
of the 1620 West Main Street property.
Some of the videos were supplied by the other districts and were
professionally made. Steve Schlather has been shooting some other
videos. Please excuse the amateurish video quality. We think they are
adequate to give you an idea of what the districts are doing.
We will put up new info and videos as they become available.
Montgomery County SWD & Transfer Station
Montgomery County runs the area's largest transfer station. About
two-thirds of Clark County's solid waste is taken to this station in
Moraine. This video shows the commercial side of the transfer
station, where waste haulers bring their loads to dump on the floor
and have them pushed into trailers for transport to landfills.
Another video
shows the public side of the transfer station, where
residents can bring bulk items and other solid waste for disposal.
Montgomery County also operates a McMRF, a reuse facility that
accepts all kinds of usable items -- office furniture, craft
supplies, clothing, books, and more. These items are made available
to non-profit organizations, which have to register with the McMRF
and designate who from their staff is authorized to shop there.
Here's a video of the McMRF.
Montgomery County has drop-off areas for brush, recyclables, and
household hazardous waste. This video shows the brush area.
Recyclables and HHW are dropped off in a canopy area that is staffed
most of the time. No fee is charged to Montgomery County residents.
Here's a video of this area.
The Environmental Learning Center offers interactive exhibits
about various facets of sustainable living -- recycling, conserving
water and energy, etc. This video shows the introductory film
visitors see before entering the center; this video shows the
exhibits. Montgomery County paid a company about $700,000 to develop
the center.
Southeastern Ohio Joint SWD
The Southeaster Ohio Joint Solid Waste District includes
Muskingum, Guernsey, Noble, Morgan, Monroe, and Washington counties.
The District operates recycling transfer stations in Zanesville,
Caldwell, and Marietta. These stations receive recyclables from
drop-off stations used by residents and from some businesses, then
sort the materials and bale for transport. The Caldwell and Marietts
stations are not staffed; the drivers have an access code to open
the gate and drop off materials. These videos are from the
Zanesville station, which is staffed.
The first video shows a ride-along with a driver hauling
recyclables from a drop-off station. This one shows the driver
maneuvering the bin to be dropped, so that he can take an empty
container to his next stop. Then we take a walk through the
facility; note that the commingled materials are hauled 100 miles to
a Waste Management facility in Akron. WM pays about $20 a ton for
the commingled. Lastly, we take a look at how the cardboard gets
scooped up and loaded in the baler.
Logan County SWD
Logan County has a CHARM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials)
facility that accepts electronics, fluorescent bulbs, batteries,
scrap tires, oil-based paint, and automotive fluids. Fees vary, but
are close to our charges. They tell residents to dry latex paint,
driveway sealer, drywall, roofing compound, etc. and put in the
trash. This YouTube video shows the CHARM center.
Logan County also operates its own Materials Recovery Facility,
where they separate the materials that residents bring to their 16
drop-off sites, as well as materials from curbside programs in the
city of Bellefontainer and the village of West Liberty and from some
private businesses. Here's a YouTube video of the MRF.
Miami County SWD
Miami County SWD operates a transfer
station where residents, businesses, and haulers can bring solid
waste, which will be put into semi trailers, then hauled to a
landfill, usually Cherokee Run in Bellefontaine. The station also
has bins to accept recycling and an area for residents to bring bulk
items and bagged trash.
This YouTube video shows the
stations for accepting glass and other recyclables.
This YouTube video shows
the covered area where residents can dump their bulk items and
trash.
This YouTube video
shows the operation of the transfer station.
Draft Plan Update
Here is a copy of the draft plan update
for SWPC and TAC members to review.
This page has information about programs at other solid waste districts
We are posting information and videos here for Policy Committee and Technical Advisory Council members to review. This is meant to stimulate thinking about programs we might add or augment once we take possession of the 1620 West Main Street property.
Some of the videos were supplied by the other districts and were professionally made. Steve Schlather has been shooting some other videos. Please excuse the amateurish video quality. We think they are adequate to give you an idea of what the districts are doing.
We will put up new info and videos as they become available.
Montgomery County SWD & Transfer Station
Montgomery County runs the area's largest transfer station. About two-thirds of Clark County's solid waste is taken to this station in Moraine. This video shows the commercial side of the transfer station, where waste haulers bring their loads to dump on the floor and have them pushed into trailers for transport to landfills. Another video shows the public side of the transfer station, where residents can bring bulk items and other solid waste for disposal.
Montgomery County also operates a McMRF, a reuse facility that accepts all kinds of usable items -- office furniture, craft supplies, clothing, books, and more. These items are made available to non-profit organizations, which have to register with the McMRF and designate who from their staff is authorized to shop there. Here's a video of the McMRF.
Montgomery County has drop-off areas for brush, recyclables, and household hazardous waste. This video shows the brush area. Recyclables and HHW are dropped off in a canopy area that is staffed most of the time. No fee is charged to Montgomery County residents. Here's a video of this area.
The Environmental Learning Center offers interactive exhibits about various facets of sustainable living -- recycling, conserving water and energy, etc. This video shows the introductory film visitors see before entering the center; this video shows the exhibits. Montgomery County paid a company about $700,000 to develop the center.
Southeastern Ohio Joint SWD
The Southeaster Ohio Joint Solid Waste District includes Muskingum, Guernsey, Noble, Morgan, Monroe, and Washington counties. The District operates recycling transfer stations in Zanesville, Caldwell, and Marietta. These stations receive recyclables from drop-off stations used by residents and from some businesses, then sort the materials and bale for transport. The Caldwell and Marietts stations are not staffed; the drivers have an access code to open the gate and drop off materials. These videos are from the Zanesville station, which is staffed.
The first video shows a ride-along with a driver hauling recyclables from a drop-off station. This one shows the driver maneuvering the bin to be dropped, so that he can take an empty container to his next stop. Then we take a walk through the facility; note that the commingled materials are hauled 100 miles to a Waste Management facility in Akron. WM pays about $20 a ton for the commingled. Lastly, we take a look at how the cardboard gets scooped up and loaded in the baler.
Logan County SWD
Logan County has a CHARM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials) facility that accepts electronics, fluorescent bulbs, batteries, scrap tires, oil-based paint, and automotive fluids. Fees vary, but are close to our charges. They tell residents to dry latex paint, driveway sealer, drywall, roofing compound, etc. and put in the trash. This YouTube video shows the CHARM center.
Logan County also operates its own Materials Recovery Facility, where they separate the materials that residents bring to their 16 drop-off sites, as well as materials from curbside programs in the city of Bellefontainer and the village of West Liberty and from some private businesses. Here's a YouTube video of the MRF.
Miami County SWD
Miami County SWD operates a transfer station where residents, businesses, and haulers can bring solid waste, which will be put into semi trailers, then hauled to a landfill, usually Cherokee Run in Bellefontaine. The station also has bins to accept recycling and an area for residents to bring bulk items and bagged trash.
This YouTube video shows the stations for accepting glass and other recyclables.
This YouTube video shows the covered area where residents can dump their bulk items and trash.
This YouTube video shows the operation of the transfer station.
Draft Plan Update
Here is a copy of the draft plan update for SWPC and TAC members to review.