Symmes Township no longer participates in Rumpke's Drop-Off Recycling Program. The Township negotiated with Rumpke to provide Symmes Township's residents with a lower rate for waste collection and it includes free curbside recycling. Below is a list of items that can and cannot be recycled curbside:
What's recyclable
- paper/newspaper
- magazines/catalogues
- paper cartons: milk, juice & soup
- carboard boxes
- clean pizza boxes
- junk mail
- paperboard boxes (like cereal)
- plastic bottles & jugs (lids okay if left on)
- steel food cans
- aluminum cans
- glass bottles & jars
What's not recyclable
- plastic bags (take back to grocery, if clean & dry)
- any plastic that is not a bottle or jug (for example yogurt containers)
- Styrofoam
- light bulbs (CFLs can be taken to Home Depot or Lowes)
- tires
- empty motor oil containers
- hazardous waste such as chemicals, pesticides, herbicides
- small electronics (talk to E-waste recycler)
- metal that is not a can
- aluminum foil/pans
- glass that is not a bottle or jar
The Hamilton County Recycling and Solid Waste District has a Reuse and Recycling Outlets page on their website for various materials here.
Click here to view the Guide to Open Burning