New Yard Waste/Organics Collection Program

MIAMI TOWNSHIP AND WASTE MANAGEMENT ANNOUNCE NEW YARD WASTE/ORGANICS RECYCLING PROGRAM

Waste Management began a new organics recycling/yard waste program in Miami Township on April 1, 2010. This will be the largest (residential) organics recycling program in the State of Ohio.

"We are excited about the opportunity to partner with Waste Management on this project. Miami Township is always looking for new opportunities to be a leader in our region and State, and this program is another example of that leadership," stated Deborah Preston, President of Miami Township Trustees. "Our residents were asking us to develop a new way to recycle their yard waste and make it easier. When we met with Waste Management to express our residents' feedback, they not only responded with a new method of collecting the yard waste but added the opportunity for our residents to recycle more by adding organics," stated Greg Hanahan, Township Administrator.

"Waste Management is excited about partnering with Miami Township and our two other community partners [City of Fairborn and West Milton] who are also implementing this program," stated Waste Management District Manager Brian Schlise. "Besides diverting more waste from landfills, it will also reduce truck traffic, fuel consumption, and the carbon footprint of the communities we serve," he added.

This new program allows residents to further reduce the amount of materials going to landfills by recycling their organic materials, such as banana peels, coffee grounds, fruits and vegetables, eggshells, etc. All materials will be collected in a separate truck and taken to Garick's facility (PayGro) in South Charleston, Ohio for processing.

For more information about this new program, click here.