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	2007 Recycling Rate	Tons Recycled in 2007	Contract	Subscription	No Recycling Program	Drop-Off
Addyston	2.51%	28.56		X
Amberley	15.51%	303.73	X
Anderson	11.99%	2,649.50		X
Arlington Heights*	0.00%	0.00			X
Blue Ash	23.43%	1,390.75	X			X
Cheviot	5.27%	251.11				X
Cincinnati	10.00%	10,851.48	X			X
Cleves	3.65%	22.99		X
Colerain Township	4.76%	1,098.79		X		X
Columbia Township	10.11%	201.99	X
Crosby Township	11.61%	96.92		X		X
Deer Park	12.77%	394.78	X
Delhi Township	5.47%	553.51		X		X
Elmwood Place*	0.00%	0.00		X
Evendale	16.25%	258.30	X
Fairfax	17.89%	106.51	X
Forest Park	12.00%	829.08		X		X
Glendale	8.08%	138.49				X
Golf Manor	6.96%	111.64		X
Green Township	7.76%	1,728.07		X		X
Greenhills	5.03%	101.67		X
Harrison	7.54%	286.64	X
Harrison Township	4.08%	83.37		X
Indian Hill	19.33%	715.89	X
Lincoln Heights*	0.00%	0.00			X
Lockland	1.94%	26.97				X
Loveland	14.31%	856.67	X			X
Madeira	24.53%	890.98	X
Mariemont	24.42%	429.52	X
Miami Township	7.37%	347.73	X
Montgomery	19.01%	977.21	X			X
Mt. Healthy	4.60%	151.49	X
Newtown	10.88%	146.21	X
North Bend **	Included with Miami Twp.		X
North College Hill	7.34%	258.86	X
Norwood	7.43%	803.69	X
Reading	4.07%	195.66		X		X
St. Bernard	11.88%	400.80	X
Sharonville	8.76%	465.14		X		X