Ohio EPA approves Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne solid waste draft plan update

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Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District Board of Directors

Friday meeting

BOLIVAR ‒ The Board of Directors of the Joint Solid Waste Management District learned its solid waste draft plan update has been approved by the director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.

The plan is updated about every three years.

OTHER ACTION:

  • Entered into an agreement with Sheridan Ohio for the printing and mailing of the 2023 Recycling Newsletter in for $110,000.

  • Heard the city of Louisville decided not to explore a trash and recycling contract at this time. It is the only municipality in the district without a curbside recycling program. The district had offered a $20,000 Recycling Makes Sense curbside program startup grant as an incentive.

  • Extended two 2022 recycling agreements for the purchase of glass, plastic aluminum, and steel with Kimble Transfer and Recycling and for the Tuscarawas County Recycling Drop-off Program with Kimble Recycling and Disposal.

FOR YOUR INFO:

  • American Landfill Community Advisory Committee will meet at 1 p.m. May 19 at the district office. It meets twice a year. A motion was made to extend the committee for an additional five years and authorize Director David Held to amend the settlement and release agreement with American Landfill.

  • Canton Recycling Center is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Friday, Wayne County Fairgrounds Collections Events will be held from noon to 6 p.m. May 22 and June 26 and the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 3 and Aug. 26 (optional). All sites are by appointment only.

UP NEXT: Meets at 9:30 a.m. July 7 in the district office at 9918 Wilkshire Blvd. NE.

Barb Limbacher

This article originally appeared on The Times-Reporter: Ohio EPA approves solid waste draft plan update