Spring/Summer 2022

[sale] Compost Bin Sale
Pre-order composting equipment from the Solid Waste District for pick up at our office. Learn more.

May 26, 2022

[webinar] Backyard Composting 101
6:00 PM * Zoom Meeting * Register here.
Get the dirt on backyard composting. Learn the science of composting and receive how-to-compost instruction. One hour. Free, open to the public. 

May 29, 2022

[celebration] National Learn About Composting Day
Learn more about backyard composting by logging on to one of our upcoming seminars.

May 30, 2022

June 1, 2022

[collection event] NEORSD Rx Disposal Event
Discount Drug Mart, 6476 York Road, Parma Heights
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Our partners at the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District host seasonal Pitch Those Pills collection events.

June 2, 2022

[webinar series] II. Workplace Recycling: Equipment, Signs & Placement 
12:00 PM * Zoom Meeting * Register here.
-Part two of a six-part series.-
Contamination in your recycling bins? Recyclables in your trash? Join us for top tips about correctly capturing the right materials in your at-work recycling bins. The 30-minute presentation is followed by optional group discussion. Free, open to the public. Learn more about this workplace series.

June 4, 2022

[collection event] Small Propane Tank Recycling
Solid Waste District HQ, 4750 East 131 Street, Garfield Heights
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Amnesty recycling event for small propane tanks, including camp stove, lantern or torch tanks (usually 2# or less), from residents of Cuyahoga County. Tanks from businesses, grill tanks, helium tanks, oxygen cylinders, welding tanks, refrigerant and other cylinders will not be accepted. Learn more about disposing of propane tanks and other cylinders. Contact us for more details.

June 14, 2022

[webinar series] III. Workplace Recycling: Fact vs. Fiction
12:00 PM * Zoom Meeting * Register here.
-Part three of a six-part series.-
Discover the truths about workplace recycling. We examine facts vs. fiction about recycling and the recycling process. Gain new confidence about your at-work recycling program to help engage, support, and encourage co-workers how to recycle right. The 30-minute presentation is followed by optional group discussion. Free, open to the public. Learn more about this workplace series.

June 15, 2022

[seminar] Backyard Composting 101
6:00 PM * Bay Village Police Station Community Room * Register here.
Get the dirt on backyard composting. Learn the science of composting and receive how-to-compost instruction. One hour. Free, open to the public. 

June 20, 2022

[holiday] Juneteenth Observed
County offices, including the Solid Waste District, are closed in accordance with the federal holiday.

June 22, 2022

[webinar] Advanced Recycling
12:00 PM * Zoom Meeting * Register here.
Already have a workplace recycling program? Let’s have an interactive discussion on how to decrease waste, recycle more, try composting and solve your current problems. One hour. Free, open to the public. 

June 23, 2022

[webinar] Backyard Composting 101
12:00 PM * Zoom Meeting * Register here.
Get the dirt on backyard composting. Learn the science of composting and receive how-to-compost instruction. One hour. Free, open to the public. 

June 26, 2022

[seminar] Backyard Composting 101
11:00 AM * University Heights' Walter Stinson Community Park * Register here.
Get the dirt on backyard composting. Learn the science of composting and receive how-to-compost instruction. One hour. Free, open to the public. 

June 27, 2022

[webinar series] IV. Workplace Recycling: Creating Culture Change
12:00 PM * Zoom Meeting * Register here. 
-Part four of a six-part series.-
Learn about culture shift and recycling, and how it affects your workplace recycling program. Develop a proper waste reduction and recycling atmosphere in your organization while learning how to educate and communicate to effect behavior change. The 30-minute presentation is followed by optional group discussion. Free, open to the public. Learn more about this workplace series.

July 3, 2022

[celebration] International Plastic Bag Free Day
How will you reduce waste and decrease your use of plastic? Join the effort worldwide for Plastic Free July. Learn more about Cuyahoga County's plastic bag ban.

July 4, 2022

[holiday] Independence Day
County offices, including the Solid Waste District, are closed in accordance with the federal holiday.

July 5, 2022

[seminar] Backyard Composting 101
Time TBA. * Home Repair Resource Center, Cleveland Heights * Register here.
Get the dirt on backyard composting. Learn the science of composting and receive how-to-compost instruction. One hour. Free, open to the public. 

July 6, 2022

[collection event] NEORSD Rx Disposal Event
Discount Drug Mart, 725 East 200 Street, Euciid
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Our partners at the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District host seasonal Pitch Those Pills collection events.

July 6, 2022

[webinar] Backyard Composting 101
12:00 PM * Zoom Meeting * Register here.
Get the dirt on backyard composting. Learn the science of composting and receive how-to-compost instruction. One hour. Free, open to the public. 

July 7, 2022

[webinar series] V. Workplace Recycling: Improve Your Program
12:00 PM * Zoom Meeting * Register here.
-Part five of a six-part series.-
Let’s fix it. We’ll have a group discussion about resetting your existing workplace recycling program. Learn tips and tricks to help revamp and improve your at-work program. The 30-minute presentation includes group discussion and idea sharing. Free, open to the public. Learn more about this workplace series. 

July 18, 2022

[webinar series] VI. Workplace Waste Reduction: Roadmap to Waste Hierarchies
12:00 PM * Zoom Meeting * Register here.
-Part six of a six-part series.-
Learn about different waste management hierarchies surrounding waste streams, food waste diversion and zero waste. Empower yourself to create a roadmap to waste reduction success.The 30-minute presentation includes group discussion and idea sharing. Free, open to the public. Learn more about this workplace series. 

July 21, 2022

[webinar] Backyard Composting 101
6:00 PM * Zoom Meeting * Register here.
Get the dirt on backyard composting. Learn the science of composting and receive how-to-compost instruction. One hour. Free, open to the public. 

July 26, 2022

[webinar] Behaviors for Recycling Sucess
12:00 PM * Zoom Meeting * Register here.
Recycling right at work has its own challenges. Proper signage, employee training and consistent education is key. Learn best practices to reduce waste and recycle at your facility, workplace or school and how recycling makes a meaningful difference.  One hour. Free, open to the public. 

August 1, 2022

[webinar series] I. Workplace Recycling: Let’s Start a Program
12:00 PM * Zoom Meeting * Register here.
-Part one of a six-part series.-
Let’s jump start the recycling program in your workplace. We’ll talk about the quickest ways to get an at-work recycling program off the ground. 30-minute presentation followed by optional group discussion. Free, open to the public. Learn more about this workplace series.

August 3, 2022

[collection event] NEORSD Rx Disposal Event
Discount Drug Mart, 5500 Wallings Road, North Royalton
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Our partners at the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District host seasonal Pitch Those Pills collection events.

​Ongoing

[program] Special Collection Events
Learn more about the special recycling programs for materials in your community, including computers, household hazardous waste, shred days, campaign signs, scrap metal, holiday lights and more. See details.