Zeroing In On Zero Waste
Mission
The Solid Waste Management District is a public agency that
works to promote environmentally-sustainable and economical
solid waste management practices within the communities,
institutions and businesses of Cuyahoga County.
Solid Waste District Services
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Business Recycling Assistance
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Public Outreach and Education
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Household Hazardous Waste and Composting Workshops
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Contract Assistance for Local Government
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Grants
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Recycling information, Literature, and Speakers
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Waste and Recycling Consortiums
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Special Waste Collections
How Do We Pay for This?
• Visual waste audit to right size service
level and possibly decrease trash service
before recycling - save $$$ here.
• Renegotiate waste hauling contract or bid
out for new service – save $$$ here
• Look at utility bills to see if savings are
available - save $$$$ here
General Tips
• Do Not Recycle - Plastic cutlery, any plastic
container under 2 inches in size, disposable
coffee cups, Styrofoam cups or food containers
• Saran wrap, wax paper
• Do not put plastic bags in your recycling bin –
take them back to stores to be recycled.
• Put plastic caps back on plastic bottles – screw
on tightly.
What We Can Recycle:
Food Waste
• Commercial Food Waste Composting
• On-Site Composting
Waste Sort – Plastic Grocery Bags
How to Choose A Recycling Company?
• Visit the Business Recycling Directory on the Cuyahoga
County Solid Waste Management District website
• Waste Hauler – office, apartment building, small business, school,
university
• Recycling Company – large manufacturing firm, university, school,
larger business,office
• Shredding Company – NAID certified, office, health care, law firm,
anywhere with confidential papers
• Specialty Recycling Companies – manufacturing firms, larger
businesses, some offices
• Non-Profits – Royal Oak Recycling and River Valley Paper, waste
hauler
Recycling/Waste Haulers
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Kimble Companies
Republic Services (BFI / Allied Waste)
Rumpke Waste and Recycling Services
Waste Management Inc.
Municipal Haulers
– City of Cleveland
Smaller Haulers
-- Cooper Disposal
– Pete & Pete Container Service
– Kurtz Bros.
Specialty Recyclers/Haulers
• All Ohio Secure Shred
• Buckeye Industries
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Caraustar
Extreme Green Recycling
Gateway Recycling
Groundz
Keep It Green Recycling
Kurtz Brothers
Metaloy
NorthCoast Recycling
Organix
Regency Technologies
RET3 Job Corps
River Valley Paper - nonprofits
Royal Oak Recycling
RET3
Worth A Mention………….
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Grind2Energy – food waste
The Filter Factory – rewashes industrial filters
H.P. Technologies – energy broker
Rid-All Green Partnership
Quality Farms
Upcycle Parts Shop
Book – Fostering Sustainable Behavior by Doug
Mackenzie Mohr
Latest Updates on Recycling and
Composting
• Collection Program at the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste
Management District
• Organix
• Vexor Technology
• Needs Cleveland
• ZeroWasteNEO.com
• Recycling Roundtable
• Zero Waste Event Workshop and Zero Waste Event Guide
• One Simple Act Campaign
• Multi-Family Housing Recycling Pilot Program
Zerolandfill
Zerolandfill
K-Cup
• www.zerowasteneo.com
• Zero Waste Event Guide
Zero Waste Certifications
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U.S. Zero Waste Business Council
Green Circle Certified
UL Environment (ULE)
NSF-ISR
Other Resources
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www.RecyclingatWork.org - KAB
Terracycle – brigade programs
Earth911
www.GroundstoGrowOn.com – for K-cups
U.S. Zero Waste Business Council
Restaurant.org/Conserve
www.plasticrecycling.org
www.plasticfilmrecycling.org
www.recyclegroceryplastics.org
www.recycleacrossamerica.org
Food Waste Reduction Alliance – New Toolkit
Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District
Recycling Information
• Web www.cuyahogaswd.org
• Talking Trash with the Solid Waste District
E-Newsletter. Sign up on www.cuyahogaswd.org
• Facebook www.facebook.com/solidwastedistrict
• Twitter @RecyleCuyahoga
• Recycling Publications (216) 698-2265
• Search “Cuyahoga County Recycling” on YouTube
Business Section of Website
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Business Recycling Directory
Food Donation
Deconstruction
Resources for Businesses
Success Stories
Contact Us
Doreen Schreiber
Business Recycling Specialist
216-443-3732
dschreiber@cuyahogacounty.us
www.cuyahogaswd.org