Logan County Receives National Emergency Grant of $998,000 to Clear Storm Debris

In the aftermath of the straight-line winds that roared across Ohio last June 29 through July 2 Logan County along with 37  Ohio counties were designated Disaster area by FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency.  After the FEMA initial assessment…

Clean Sweep 2012 Nets Big Haul From Great Miami River

The annual Clean Sweep of the Great Miami River Watershed includes the work of hundreds of volunteers from Indian Lake to the Ohio River.  The work is coordinated by various section leaders so that the entire 156 miles of…

Zero Waste Focus of National Conference

On June 3rd Alan Hale, Coordinator for the Logan County Solid Waste Management District was one of the featured speakers at the National Zero Waste Action Conference in Rockford, Illinois.  Zero Waste leaders from around the US and Canada gathered…

Troy Hall receives the Keep Logan County Beautiful Scholarship for 2012

Steven “TROY” Hall, son of Jeff and Janice Hall was selected by the Logan County Educational Foundation to be the 2012 recipient of the $500 Keep Logan County Beautiful Committee Scholarship.  Troy is graduating from Benjamin Logan High School and…

Alexa Coughlin selected for 2012 Solid Waste District Scholarship

Alexa Coughlin, a graduating senior from Benjamin Logan High School, has been selected to receive the 2012 Logan County Solid Waste District Scholarship for her outstanding scholarship, leadership, and desire to pursue a college degree in Environmental Studies.  Alexa is…

Zero’s Heroes – Ohio Hi Point Career Center Students & Faculty

Ohio Hi Point Career Center are tops at recycling.  Last November during a four week span the Association of Ohio Recyclers (AOR) in coordination with Keep America Beautiful (KAB) conducted the Ohio School Recycling Challenge and the National Recycle Bowl. …

“ZERO” Joins the Recycling Team

To enhance the educational outreach of the of the Solid Waste District we have engaged the help of Zero.  Zero is, of course, a fictional cartoon

character that we believe will assist greatly in getting our message about zero waste…

Recycling Center Monitors Thanked

Each of the 14 Recycling Centers has a ‘Monitor’ who quietly supervises their particular Center.  Each monitor works behind the scenes and is the local eyes and ears of the Solid Waste District.  A monitor lives near the Center and…

New Facility hosts Logan County Employee Health & Wellness Fair

After several years in planning and five months of construction the Solid Waste District moved into their new offices at 1100 S. Detroit Street in Bellefontaine.  In addition to spacious offices the District has a large open area to…

Passing a milestone on the way to Zero Waste

In early April the MRF (Material Recovery Facility) reached a small, but significant milestone for the Logan County Solid Waste District.  The MRF has processed and marketed 1000 tons of recycled materials since the start of 2011.   Just a few…