What is CHARM?
CHARM is the Logan County 'Center for Hard to Recycle Materials' that can harm you & the environment.
In place of the former once-a-year collection of Household Hazardous Wastes CHARM offers the convenience of a permanent drive-thru service center at 1100 S. Detroit St. in Bellefontaine open 14 times between May 4 and October 1, 2011. The materials we collect change with the changes in society so please read these guidelines carefully.
What You Can Recycle at CHARM
CHARM Collection Service will accept the following materials from Logan County residents:
- Household Hazardous Wastes (this includes...)
- Electronics (this includes...)
- Batteries (this includes...)
- Scrap Tires (this includes...)
- Used Paints and Oils (this includes...)
- Mercury Devices(this includes...)
CHARM open dates and hours of operation.
CHARM will be open rain or shine; it is a drive thru facility under cover. No reservations are necessary. Drive to the CHARM facility; follow the route marked with traffic cones on the property. Allow us to unload your vehicle, weigh materials where there is a per pound charge, receive your payment (if any), provide you with a receipt, and you are on your way.
Payments We Accept. Payments are accepted in cash or check made out to the Logan County Treasurer. No credit cards accepted.
If you have any questions about materials accepted, or fees, carefully read instructions on this web site or call 599-1253.
Household Hazardous Wastes
Household Hazardous Wastes (HHW) can only be accepted from households by Ohio EPA rule.
No HHW materials can be accepted from small businesses, schools, farm operations, non-profit groups, churches, or governmental agencies. This restriction applies only to HHW materials and not to any other items collected at the CHARM service.
- Cleaning Products / Chemicals — FEE:
$0.25/lb.
bottled cleaning compounds, oven cleaners, degreasers, drain cleaners, bleach, ammonia, wood & metal polish, shoe polish, fingernail polish and polish remover, pool chemicals, auto waxes, auto cleaners, moth balls, artists supplies, photographic chemicals, acids, bases, and aerosol spray cans containing items listed above. - Garden Products — FEE: $1.00/lb.
fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, plant food, lawn treatments, bug sprays, poisons for ants, rodents, insects, wasps, or arsenic, and aerosol spray cans containing items listed above. - Health care products — FEE:
$0.25/lb.
Hair treatments and fingernail polish remover accepted. NO PRESCRIPTIONS and NO OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS OR PILLS ACCEPTED.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Bring these materials in their original containers. All materials in containers must have labels. Unknown, unlabeled materials will not be accepted.
Electronics
- Televisions — FEE: varies - see below
Any kind of television set will be accepted. The fee for any television set up to a 32 inch screen is $10.00. The fee for a television with over a 32 inch screen, and any console television is $20.00. Televisions sets will only be accepted at the scheduled CHARM hours and dates listed in the calendar on this website.
Alternative: Best Buy will accept one TV, 32 inch screen or smaller, per visit for $10 and give you a Gift Certificate worth $10 off any purchase in their store.
- Electronics — FEE:
No fee
Accepted: Computers of any kind (lap top or tower), servers, computer monitors, keyboard, mouse, speakers, cables, printer and printer/fax machines, scanners and copiers of any size, UPS and battery backup systems, DVD players, CD and DVD media, floppy discs, all phone equipment, pagers, all stereo equipment, cameras, camcorders, all Palm equipment, video game systems, video games, tape recorders, radios, toasters, microwave ovens, small electric hand tools.
NOT ALLOWED: No vacuum cleaners; no dehumidifiers.
SPECIAL TIMES FOR ELECTRONICS COLLECTION IN ADDITION TO ALL REGULAR CHARM DATES AND TIMES.
Between May 4 and September 30, 2011, electronics itemized in this section (exception: NO TELEVISIONS) may be dropped off between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday inside the gate on the south side of the District Office at 1100 S. Detroit Street.
Observe signs and follow instructions at this self-service drop–off location. Dropping any other items at this location will be considered illegal dumping.
- Florescent Lights - FEE: $0.20/BULB
Florescent tubes up to eight feet.
Florescent U-tubes, circular tubes
CFL (compact florescent light bulbs)
Alternative: Lowe’s has a collection box at their entrance to accept CGL bulbs (the spiral light bulbs) free, anytime. Logan County Electric Co-Op takes CFL bulbs from their customers, free.
NOT ALLOWED
No large appliances such as stoves, refrigerators, or hot water heaters will be accepted. If you are unsure, call ahead.
Batteries — FEE: No fee
- All batteries are accepted from small button batteries, including all regular household flashlight batteries, boat, motorcycle and car batteries, to all rechargeable batteries.
CAUTION !!
All 9 volt batteries and all rechargeable batteries must have their terminals taped with non-conductive electrical tape. Nationally a handful of trucks transporting batteries have burned on highways in recent years (one last fall in Columbus on the freeway), caused by the terminals of rechargeable batteries coming into contact with each other resulting in intense heat and fire. The small square batteries from smoke detectors can cause this kind of fire. In Logan County we had a recent report of several 9 volt batteries in a plastic bag melting the bag and almost igniting the kitchen counter. Fortunately the homeowner discovered this before a fire started. He just finished changing the batteries in his smoke detectors.
Please bring small batteries in a clear plastic bag or zip-lock bag.
Scrap Tires — Fees Apply
Nine Tires Maximum. Residents may transport up to nine tires per load to the Collection Service Center. Citizens may not transport more than 9 tires without an Ohio transporter's license.
Tires may be on or off rim.
- Misc. small tires — FEE: $1.50 each
- Passenger car — FEE: $2.50 each
- Pick-up truck — FEE: $3.50 each
- Semi-truck — FEE: $9.00 each
- Farm tractor small front wheel — FEE: $5.00 each
- Farm tractor medium rear wheel — FEE: $15.00 each
- Farm tractor very large rear wheel — FEE: $25.00 each
All tires recycled through this service are transported to a shredding operation in Michigan where they are made into useful products.
Used Paints and Oils
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
During past collection events the SWD accepted a wide variety of paints and compounds used in remodeling. Some of these materials are not hazardous and can easily be disposed of easily without cost.THESE ITEMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED:
- LATEX ( WATER BASED) PAINT
- DRYWALL COMPOUND
- PUTTY & SPACKLING COMPOUND
- ROOFING COMPOUND
- DRIVEWAY SEALANT
- ADHESIVES
These materials can be dried using sawdust, cat litter, or dirt; let dry completely with the lid off and then dispose of as regular trash. The best method is to use all the material on the job with nothing left over but the container. Please inspect your cans before bringing them for disposal or recycling. Solidified paint cannot be recycled. This can be disposed of with your household trash.
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Paint – FEE: $0.25/lb.
Oil based paint only, spray paints in cans, stain, varnish, shellac, turpentine, mineral spirits, linseed oil, water sealants. -
Used Motor Oil – FEE: No charge
Used oil, brake fluid, antifreeze, transmission fluid
Bring each in a separate, closed, leak proof container. Do not drive onto our property with leaking containers. No 55-gallon drums accepted. Call for larger quantity service suggestions.
Mercury Devices — FEE: No charge
Please bring in any mercury containing device for proper disposal. Mercury is particularly hazardous to the environment and dangerous to infants, children, and women of child bearing age.
- fever thermometer, candy thermometer, barometer, farm thermometers, mercury switches, mercury-containing batteries
NOTE
Double bag all mercury devices inside two sealed, clear plastaic bags.
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