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Since our inception in 1978, KCB has been launching innovative programs to reduce the waste stream in Cincinnati. Nearly twenty years ago in 1989, KCB partnered with the City of Cincinnati to create what was at the time the largest curbside recycling program in the mid-west. Since then, we have continued to pioneer waste reduction initiatives and provide guidance to area schools, businesses, and residents.

With the renewed emphasis on green initiatives, we have recognized that not only do we need to reduce our waste, but reduce our impact on the environment through the reduction of other resources, such as energy, as well.


Get a Bin & Use It!

City of Cincinnati Residents - call 591-6000 or visit the City of Cincinnati website to get a FREE recycling bin delivered right to your door! You're eligible for a bin if you live in a single family home or an apartment building with up to ten units. If you live in a larger apartment building, you can visit one of the many Recycling Drop-Off locations throughout the City.

Hamilton County Residents call the Hamilton County Recycling Hotline at 946-7741 or visit the Hamilton County Solid Waste District to learn how to recycle in your community.

Covington Residents can call CSI Waste Services at 513-771-4200 to request a bin.

What Goes in the Green Bin?

• Plastic bottles & jugs with lids removed (New!)
• Clean Pizza Boxes -free of food and grease- (New!)
• Glass bottles & jars of any color
  
• Aluminum
  
• Steel and bi-metal cans
  
• Aerosol cans with the lids and tips removed
  
• Newspapers and inserts
  
• Paperboard (such as cereal boxes)
  
• Telephone books
  
• Magazines
  
• Mixed office paper
  
• Colored paper
  
• Envelopes
  
• Brown grocery bags
  
• Cardboard
  
• Junk mail
  

• Plastic Bags (take them back to your grocery store instead)
  
• Napkins
  
• Plastic Food Containers (such as butter tubs and yogurt containers)
  
• Styrofoam
  
• Paper Plates
  
• Egg Cartons
  
• Window glass, light bulbs, mirrors, drinking glasses
  
• Clothes hangers, pots or pans, scrap metal

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Recycling Drop-Off Locations

All of the drop-off locations below are single-stream, which means you can take your plastic, paper, aluminum and you don't have to separate any of it!

City of Cincinnati

Downtown - click here to view a map of the downtown locations
Cutter Street Parking Lot
Public Library
McFarland Street Parking Lot
Parking Lot at 3rd & Butler

West
Dunham Recreation Center (parking lot behind playground)
4320 Guerley Road
Cincinnati, OH 45238

North
Hartwell Kroger
8241 Vine St.
Cincinnati, OH 45216

Central
Clifton
250 William Howard Taft
(in back parking lot - enter off of Highland Ave.)
Cincinnati, OH 45219

North Avondale
617 Clinton Springs
Cincinnati, OH 45229

Hamilton County

Visit the Hamilton County Environmental Services website for a complete list of drop-offs located throughout the county.

There are also an extensive number of drop off locations throughout the tri-state area that accept paper only. These paper recycling drop off points generate income for schools, churches, and other not for profit organizations. To find one in your area, please visit Abitibi.

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Recycle Your Old Shoes

National Program: Put your worn out running shoes to good use with Nike's Reuse-A-Shoe Campaign which recycles old athletic shoes of any brand into new surfaces (Nike Grind) to create running tracks, basketball courts playgrounds and soccer fields. The Reuse-A-Shoe Campaign is one of Nike's longest running environmental and community programs and to-date has recycled more than 20 million pairs of athletic shoes and created more than 250 sport surfaces. Learn more

Local Program: Bob Roncker's Running Spot will take your old shoes and use them for their recycling program. They now have two locations:
O'Bryonville - 1993 Madison Rd (513-321-3006) and Glendale - 267 E Sharon Rd 513- 772-7999


Yard Waste & Composting

The City of Cincinnati will collect yard waste along with solid waste on regularly scheduled collection days. All types of yard waste are accepted including grass clippings, leaves, branches and brush. Please follow the guidelines below.

Guidelines

    * Place yard waste at your curb by 6AM on your regular trash collection day beside your household trash and green recycling bin.
    * Branches and brush should be tied into bundles no larger than 2 ft. x 4 ft. and individual tree limbs should be no larger than 6 inches in diameter.
    * Raking leaves into the street or right-of-way is prohibited and is PUNISHABLE BY LAW.

Composting

    *  Please compost yard waste at home whenever possible. Grass clippings can be left on the lawn instead of bagged. Plastic bags are not accepted at composting facilities.

Yard Waste Drop-off sites

Free Yardwaste Drop-Off Sites

    Hamilton County residents can drop off their yardwaste for free at three drop-off locations, when they re-open in 2010. Approximately 2,100 tons of yardwaste is collected each year. Click here for a printable pdf file of the flyer.

    If you prefer to compost your yardwaste at home, the District conducts compost bin sales each year. This year's sale has already been held. Click here for more information about the 2011sale.

Locations

    East: Bzak Landscaping – 3295 Turpin Lane (off Rt. 32), Anderson Township MAP

    West: Kuliga Park – 6717 Bridgetown Road, Green Township MAP

    North: Rumpke Landfill – Struble Road and Colerain Avenue, Colerain Township MAP

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Hours

    March 27 - November 21, 2010*
    Saturday and Sunday only 11:30 am - 5 pm
    (All sites closed April 4 & July 4)

    January 8 & 15, 2011
    Saturday ONLY 12:00 pm - 3 pm

    *Bzak Landscaping is open Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 5 pm in addition to the above hours. Closed May 31 & September 6, 2010.

   

Guidelines

    Brush and tree branches must be cut into lengths of 4 feet or less and must be no larger than 12 inches in diameter.

    Brush and tree branches must be bundled. Bundles must not be heavier than 50 pounds.

    Yardwaste must be brought to locations in containers or bags – brown paper bags preferred.

    Containers and plastic bags will be returned.

    Yardwaste in commercial vehicles or from commercial establishments cannot be accepted.

    No large trailers or trucks larger than pickups.

    No pallets, boards, nails, fence, or wire accepted.

    No bricks, stones, or soil accepted.

    All children must stay inside vehicles.

    Hamilton County residents only.


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Paint

HAMILTON CO. RESIDENTS: To dispose of water based paint, fill a plastic-lined box with cat litter or sawdust, pour the paint into the container, and let it dry before putting it in the garbage. In 2010 the Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Program will no longer accept latex paint. Oil based and other types of paint as well as paint thinners will still be accepted. Latex paint is not a hazardous waste and can be safely thrown away with your regular trash once it is in a solid form. Simply leave the lid off the paint and mix in sand, saw dust, or kitty litter to speed up the drying out process. Once the paint is dry, leave the lid off when you dispose of the can with your regular trash so your waste hauler can see that the paint is dry since they cannot pick up liquids. Reduce waste by only purchasing the volume of paint you will need.

Other Household Hazardous Waste

This program is for Hamilton County residents only! Participants must show proof of Hamilton County residency. If you have any questions, please call 513-946-7700 or email Susan Schumacher.

The average home has 60 - 100 pounds of hazardous waste stored in the basement, garage, or under the sink. Improper storage or disposal can cause accidental poisonings and environmental damage.

The Hamilton County Solid Waste District covers 100% of the cost of this service for Hamilton County residents to encourage proper disposal of household hazardous waste. The District pays  every time a resident drops off waste through this program. We encourage you to reduce your hazardous waste by only purchasing the amount of product you use and purchasing non-hazardous alternatives.

The HHW program will no longer accept prescription drugs or other medications. Please follow the FDA recommended disposal method, www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm101653.htm.

For a list of organizations and businesses that will accept household hazardous waste throughout the year,  click here.

Dates & Locations

Hours and NEW Location:
Clean Harbors
4879 Spring Grove Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45232

Tuesdays – 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturdays – 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Closed the following Saturdays:
May 29, July 3, September 4

• Paint
  
• Pesticides/Fertilizers
• Solvents/Thinners
• Lawn/Pool Chemicals
• Cleaners
• Household/Auto Batteries
• Prescription Drugs
• Fire Extinguishers
• Mercury
• Fluorescent Bulbs
• Driveway Sealer
• Gasoline
• Antifreeze
• Motor Oil
• Thermostats

Unacceptable Items
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Recycle your old Cell Phones

The Cell Phone Roundup
Support Keep America Beautiful by recycling your old cell phone! Visit the Cell Phone Roundup to print a prepaid shipping label for your old cell phone and cell phone accessories.

Did you know?

• A 2005 CEA consumer survey found that 76 percent of consumers are unaware of their local electronics recycling options. Of that 76 percent, 71 percent said they would recycle if they only knew where to do so.
• The average lifespan of a wireless phone is 18 months. (EPA's "Life Cycle of a Cell Phone")
  
• Phones are being discarded at a rate of 125 million phones a year, which results in over 65,000 tons of wireless waste. (EPA, E-Cycling Initiative)
  
• The most eco-friendly thing you can do with an old phone is to reuse it.
  
• Recycling the phones ensures that the toxic materials they contain don't end up in our landfills.
  
• Phones collected from this program are either refurbished and reused or smelted down for metals and plastics at an EPA regulated facility that is ISO14001 certified.
  

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Recycle Your Old Computer, Batteries, Pagers, PDAs and other E-Waste

  2010 Computer & TV Recycling Event

(Hamilton County, Ohio Residents Only)

    Residents are not charged if dropping off material during the dates/times below:

    June 1 through June 30, Monday - Friday, 9 am - 4 pm

    -AND-

    Saturday, June 19th from 9 am - 2 pm

    Drop off Location:

    2trg
    11085 Kenwood Road
    Blue Ash, Ohio 45242


    Bring proof of residency, such as a driver's license or utility bill. This program prohibits the acceptance of computer equipment/TVs from businesses, churches, schools and non-profits.

    Acceptable items include: CPUs, hard drives, personal copiers, docking stations, monitors, scanners, printers, cellular telephones, televisions, hard drives, tape and disk drives, VCR and DVD players, circuit boards, cables, mainframes, servers, terminals, fax machines, PDAs, back up batteries, chips, keyboards, mice, modems, computer speakers, CD Rom drives, and laptops.

    Directions:

    From I-71:
    Take 71 to Pfeiffer Road
    Go west on Pfeiffer (also called Glendale-Milford Road)
    Turn right onto Kenwood Road
    (Entrance is on left across from Matthew 25 Ministries)

    From I-275
    Take 275 to Reed-Hartman Highway
    Go south on Reed-Hartman
    Turn let onto Cornell Road
    Turn right onto Kenwood Road
    (about 1/4 mile on right is entrance to 2trg)

   
Questions?
Call 946-7766 or visit Hamilton County Recycles.

NOT A HAMILTON RESIDENT? Try this other options instead:

USA Lamp & Ballast - $0.50/lb.
7806 Anthony Wayne Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45216
641-4155

Apex Technology Solutions
7930 Kentucky Drive
Florence, KY 41042 
(877) 490-0001

A full-service technology recycling company specializing in end-of-life electronic equipment demanufacturing and disposal, asset management, and asset recovery for medium to large size organizations.  Also accepts computers from residents. Call for pricing.
http://www.apextechnologysolutions.us/

Belmont Technology Remarketing
1401 Mark Street
Elk Grove, IL 60007
( 847) 750-9350

Accepts all types of computers, monitors, printers, electronics and IT related items for resale, reuse, or recycling.  Specialize in large to medium organizations and provide nation wide services with locations around the world.
www.belmont-technology.com

Best Buy
Tech Trade-In: Visit www.bestbuytradein.com to trade in select gently used electronics for a Best Buy gift card.

Customers will be able to drop off up to two devices per day at any of the Minneapolis-based retailer´s 1,006 stores throughout the United States. They will accept most consumer electronics, including televisions and monitors up to 32 inches, desktop computers, notebooks, videocassette recorders, DVD players and phones.

A $10 recycling fee will apply to any unit with screens, such as televisions and computers. Customers instantly will receive a $10 Best Buy gift card in exchange for the recycling fee. The fee does not apply in California or for any of Best Buy´s exclusive-branded products, such as Insignia, Dynex and VPR Matrix. Appliances are not covered under the program.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/null/Recycling-Electronics/pcmcat149900050025.c?id=pcmcat149900050025&DCMP=rdr0001422

Budget Business Computers
401 Northland Blvd.
Cincinnati, OH 45240
(513) 617-4822

Serving businesses with a minimum of 100 items to recycle.
http://www.budgetbusinesscomputers.com




Batteries. There are 50,000 convenient recycling locations nationwide that will take your used rechargeable batteries. Click here to enter your ZIP code and find one near to you.

Click here to learn where and how to properly dispose your regular batteries.


PDAs, pagers drop off at Staples or RadioShack.
Recycle your Mobile Devices at any Staples store in the US to protect the environment and to support the Sierra Club. Recycle your used PDAs, pagers and rechargeable batteries by simply dropping them off at your local Staples or RadioShack store.

To find the nearest Staples click here or if you prefer a RadioShack click here.


Cincinnati Computer Cooperative.

Donate (and ReUse) Your Used Computer. Help a child learn through the gift of your donated and recycled computers. 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, reuses computers to benefit area schools, non-profits and those in need. Our refurbished computers provide for the technology needs of schools and public charities while our recycling program is solving the problem of equipment disposal for businesses upgrading their office systems.

Click here for more details.

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