Residential Recycling
in Hamilton County Communities

Forty-eight different political jurisdictions fall within the Hamilton County Solid Waste Management District and almost all provide some form of recycling program for their residents. The three most common recycling programs are:

• Contracted Recycling Service: Some communities, like the City of Cincinnati, use tax dollars to operate a recycling program or contract out recycling services and charge little or no direct fee to their residents for curbside recycling collection.
   
• Subscription Recycling Service: Some communities, like Anderson Township, allow residents to choose recycling services and individually subscribe with their waste hauler for curbside recycling collection.
   
• Recycling Drop-Off Locations: Approximately 1/3 of Hamilton County communities offer recycling locations where residents can drop off recyclables at no cost. Many communities offer drop offs in addition to a curbside recycling program.

Communities with contracted services tend to have higher recycling rates than those with subscription service. The recycling rate is calculated as follows:

Recycling Rate =     Tons of Recyclables                           
                              Tons of Waste + Tons of Recyclables

The table below lists the most current recycling rate numbers for Hamilton County Communities.

Community	2008 Recycling Rate	Tons Recycled in 2008	Contract Or Self-Collect	Subscription	No Recycling Program	Drop-Off
Addyston	3.43%	21.95		X
Amberley	15.97%	330.42	X
Anderson	13.76%	2,987.76		X		X
Arlington Heights*					X
Blue Ash	24.97%	1,392.31	X			X
Cheviot	4.74%	284.36				X
Cincinnati	11.46%	12,174.73	X			X
Cleves	2.20%	35.86		X
Colerain Township	5.16%	1,143.61		X		X
Columbia Township	10.20%	195.82	X
Crosby Township	9.86%	93.05		X		X
Deer Park	14.71%	532.95	X
Delhi Township	8.05%	766.32		X		X
Elmwood Place*				X
Evendale	19.76%	241.82	X
Fairfax	15.24%	117.58	X
Forest Park	12.34%	891.13	X			X
Glendale	8.14%	139.31				X
Golf Manor	7.65%	125.83	X
Green Township	7.81%	1,893.17		X		X
Greenhills	5.11%	94.14		X
Harrison	7.86%	341.81	X
Harrison Township	3.90%	88.71		X
Indian Hill	22.73%	809.59	X
Lincoln Heights*		0.00			X
Lockland	1.35%	18.99				X
Loveland	16.12%	1,004.76	X			X
Madeira	30.10%	977.28	X
Mariemont	24.42%	441.89	X
Miami Township	5.43%	286.79	X
Montgomery	20.89%	1,129.06	X			X
Mt. Healthy	7.06%	247.69	X
Newtown	11.27%	156.79	X
North Bend **	Included in Miami Township
North College Hill	8.69%	315.08	X
Norwood	7.02%	818.09	X
Reading	5.84%	299.14		X		X
St. Bernard	11.47%	351.09	X
Sharonville	9.90%	492.48		X		X
Silverton	2.61%	72.77		X
Springdale	10.00%	395.42	X			X
Springfield Township	7.54%	883.07		X		X
Sycamore Township	9.20%	646.29		X		X
Symmes Township	10.42%	496.72		X
Terrace Park	19.09%	219.17	X
Whitewater Township	2.27%	43.22		X		X
Woodlawn	12.54%	74.05	X			X
Wyoming	25.22%	1,044.18	X
TOTAL	10.78	35,116.25
** Recycling amounts included with Miami Township
* Did not submit recycling data