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Learn about what’s recyclable, why, and how to Recycle Right. Learn how!
Recycle Right
Learn about what's recyclable, why and how to Recycle Right.
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By improving your recycling habits, Franklin County can reach a 75% recycling rate by 2032.
Franklin County’s rate of recycling exceeds the national average yet we can do better!
Franklin County residents and businesses landfill over a million tons of material annually.
Over 76% of the material in the landfill could be recycled or composted.
Recycling has never been easier. When we recycle right, we can make a difference for our environment and community.
Learn about what’s recyclable, why, and how to Recycle Right. Learn how!
Recycling contributes to the Ohio economy in surprising ways. Find out more about the economic impact!
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Paper & Cardboard
Plastic Bottles & Containers
Glass Bottles & Jars
Metal Cans
Cartons
Cups
Recycling has never been more important. Find out what common household items can and can’t be recycled.
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Did you know that 30% of the material in the Franklin County sanitary landfill is paper or cardboard? Before recycling, please flatten boxes.
It’s not enough just to recycle. It’s also important to Recycle Right.
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All plastic bottles jugs, tubs, cups, and clear clamshell containers can be recycled. Please place both the caps and lids back on the container and rise out with water when necessary.
It’s not enough just to recycle. It’s also important to Recycle Right.
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All colors of glass are accepted in Franklin County curbside and drop-off programs.
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Steel and aluminum cans are accepted for recycling. Empty aerosol cans are also accepted as long as the tip has been removed.
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Cartons such as milk, broth and juice boxes are accepted. Please empty and remove straws and lids.
It’s not enough just to recycle. It’s also important to Recycle Right.
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Paper, plastic and aluminum cups are accepted for recycling. Empty & remove straws
It’s not enough just to recycle. It’s also important to Recycle Right.
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Paper such as junk mail, newspaper, magazines, office and school paper can be recycled.
Cardboard boxes take up a lot of space. Breaking them down, or flattening them before placing them in the curbside or drop off container saves space and creates additional capacity to recycle even more items.
Paper, plastic and aluminum cups are accepted for recycling. Cups should be empty, & straws removed.
All glass bottles and jars are accepted regardless of their color.
More and more products are being packaged in cartons. Did you know that cartons for milk, broth and juice can be recycled?
On average, every resident throws away 4-5 pounds of material each day, including clothing, furniture, and other items that could be donated instead.
Even aerosol cans can be recycled, as long as they haven’t contained something hazardous, like insect killer. Tips should be removed.
Fifteen percent (15%) of landfilled material in Franklin County is food scraps, adding to the 76% of material that could be diverted each year through composting or recycling.
All plastic bottles jugs, tubs, cups, and clear clamshell containers can be recycled.
Did you know that recycling is also good for our economy? Central Ohio is home to 372 businesses involved in the recycling industry with more than 5,000 workers.
When you recycle right, you really do make a difference. By recycling your materials, you help to reduce pollution, contribute to clean water, conserve limited natural resources, support jobs and local businesses and reduce central Ohio’s reliance on landfills.
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