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…

Revenue Sharing with Recycling Center Host Communities

Building a recycling system in Logan County was completed in December, 2010 with the opening of the 14th Recycling Center in West Mansfield.  With a full year of operating most of the Recycling Centers and the MRF (Material Recovery Facility)…

Earth Day – 2011 New Beginings

We are quietly celebrating Earth Day 2011 in our new Solid Waste District Office.  After four years of building 14 Recycling Centers throughout Logan County (see map on web site), building and perfecting the operation of a MRF (a material…

Rushsylvania opens 14th Recycling Center in Logan County

On December 21, the winter solstice, a full moon were the perfect backdrops for residents  of Rushsylvania to celebrate the opening of a Recycling Center in their Village.   The Rushsylvania Recycling Center was build on land leased from…

Beautiful Bottle Caps Make Beautiful Art

Students at the Benjamin Logan Middle School, funded by a Teacher Grant from the Logan County Solid Waste Management District, created a permanent wall mural for the school commons out of bottle caps.      Art teacher Mrs. Jennifer Davis brought professional…

No. 13: Full Time Recycling Center opens in West Liberty, Ohio

September 8 marked the Grand Opening of full time recycling center number 13 in Logan County, Ohio.  Mayor Greg Hostetler along with Village Council members Larry Lance and Richard Hemphill cut the ceremonial red ribbon opening the site for recycling. …