Putnam County Soil & Water
Recycling
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The Putnam County Commissioners administer the county's recycling program. Recycle pickups in Putnam County are handled by the Van Wert Solid Waste District. All 11 community recycling days will be maintained. Hours in your community may have changed. Please refer to the schedule chart below for your community's recycle pickup days and hours.
Why Recycle?
Every ton of glass recycled saves the equivalent of nine gallons of fuel.
One pound of newspaper can be recycled into six cereal boxes or egg cartons.
It takes 42 gallons of crude oil to make 2.5 gallons of oil. It takes one gallon of waste oil to produce the same amount.
Did You Know?
Two liter bottles are actually polyester. Sometimes when they are recycled, they are turned back into fiber and made into shirts, gloves, carpet and hats. Look for the Eco-spun label.
Newspapers can be recycled into egg cartons, pencils, and roofing insulation?
Milk jugs are made into benches and picnic tables?
Plastic bags are mixed with scrap wood to make a durable, low-maintenance plastics.
Putnam County Recycling Schedule
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Cloverdale
Village Park Second
Saturday 9am-Noon Columbus Grove VFW Parking Lot Fourth Monday 2-5:30 PM Continental Corner of Fifth & Maple St Second Monday 2-5:30 PM Fort Jennings Village Park First Saturday 9am-Noon Glandorf Church Parking Lot Fourth Saturday 9am-Noon Kalida Town Parking Lot Third Wednesday 2-5:30 PM Leipsic Village Garage First Wednesday 2-5:30 PM Miller City Sportsman's Club Second Wednesday 2-5:30 PM Ottoville Water Tower Third Saturday 8-11:00 AM Pandora Village Garage First Monday 2-5:30 PM Vaughnsville Old School House Fourth Wednesday 2-5:30 PM |
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Recyclable Items...
Wood Fiber Stream
Cardboard: Flattened corrugated sheets and boxes, flattened chipboard (cake, cereal, cracker boxes), file folders, poster board, brown paper bags, paper egg cartons, etc. Please cut down large boxes and remove plastic windows. Pizza boxes. Please cut out oil contamination.
Glossy Paper: Material that has a glossy sheen including magazines and catalogs.
Mixed Office Paper: Office and school paper including copy, construction, envelopes, computer, tablets, phone books, junk mail, and workbooks with wire or plastic binding removed.
Newspaper: Newspaper and all associated items including advertisements and flyers. No plastic bags or rubber bands.
Books: Hardcover or paperback books placed in a bag for easy separation. Books are used in the free book exchange program.
The Commingled Stream
Cans: Aluminum or tin cans including empty aerosol cans. Lids of glass containers. Containers must be rinsed of food and other contaminants.
Aluminum Foil: Aluminum or foil rinsed free of food waste or contaminants.
Plastics: Numbers 1, 2, 4, and egg carton style styrofoam plastic. (no peanuts or bulk packaging) Look for identifying number inside triangle usually located at the base of the container. Please crush containers as much as possible so that space can be used to capacity in the trailers.
Glass: Food or beverage container glass. Lids removed. No bulbs, ornamental, window, pyrex, or cookware glass.
Van Wert Solid Waste District also takes used motor oil delivered to their plant at Washington Street as you enter town on US 224. All the above recyclables can be delivered directly to them in Van Wert in your vehicle.
Please visit the recycling stops on a regular basis. Holding 6 months worth of items causes unplanned early fillups of the trucks.