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Greening your Holidays & New Year

The Clermont County Democratic Party hopes you had a wonderful Christmas holiday. We wish you a happy and safe New Year! Now is the time to plan out the new year's resolutions. First question, how are you going to dispose of the cut Christmas tree? Most of this information was found at the Office of Environmental Quality. We want to share what and where you can recycle in Clermont County.

The Office of Environmental Quality offers a wealth of information about recycling in Clermont County. The info about Greening your Holidays is directly from their page.

Check out their web site: http://www.oeq.net/

2011-2012 Christmas Tree Recycling Opportunities
Because live Christmas trees use carbon neutral production, are made locally, and can be easily recycled, they are more eco-friendly than their artificial counterparts, which are often manufactured overseas and don't decompose. See below for ways to recycle your live tree in Clermont County this holiday season. Happy Holidays!
Amelia: Curbside pick-up is available Tuesday, December 27, 2010 and January 3, 2011. Trees must be cleared of all decorations.
Loveland: City residents can call Public Works Department for disposal drop off options, or call 683-0150, ext. 1439 for pick-up. Trees will be collected from December 19 through January 9.
Miami Township: Residents can bring Christmas trees cleared of all decorations to either Paxton Ramsey Park or Miami Meadows for chipping. Trees can be dropped off seven days a week during daylight hours from December 26 through January 31. Call (513) 248-3728 with questions.
Milford: Christmas tree collection will be held every Wednesday in January, 2011. Please rid the tree of all lights, tinsel, and decoration, and place it at the curb. Trees not meeting the above requirements will be left at the curb and not collected. If you have any questions, please call Michael Haight at (513) 831-7018.
Pierce Township: Township residents can bring trees to the Pierce Township Hall any time after Christmas. The last day of drop off availability is TBD. The drop-off area will be in the parking lot closest to the ball fields and will be clearly marked.
Stonelick Township: Stonelick Township residents can drop their trees that have been cleared of all decorations at the Clermont County Fairgrounds near the horse barns from December 26 through January 25. Signs will be posted. The drop off area will be roped off. Please call (513) 732-3299 with any questions.
Union Township: Union Township residents can drop off trees behind the Service Department Complex, 4312 Glen Este-Withamsville Road. The drop-off days are January 1 through January 31. The Township will have someone at this location to assist residents Monday through Friday during this period and the drop-off area will be clearly marked. The trees must be cleared of all decorations. If you have any questions, please contact the Service Department at (513) 753-2221.
Pattison Park, Clermont County Park District: County residents can drop off trees lakeside at Pattison Park, December 27 through January 15. Please remove all decorations prior to drop-off.

Click Here to for the Office of Environmental Quality updated Recycling Guide (pdf)

Reduce Junk Mail

Junk mail creates 4 million tons of preventable waste each year! Visit this ODNR website for guidance on how to stop receiving junk mail.

Waste Oil/Antifreeze/Turkey Frying Oil

Fleet Maintenance accepts all vehicle waste oils, small amounts of old gasoline, hydraulic fluids, oil filters, antifreeze, and used cooking oil.

We ask that antifreeze be kept separate and never mixed with oil, as it is recycled.

We can take containers or empty the fluids and return containers to you. Old oil filters are crushed to remove additional oil as an additional environmental benefit. The waste oil, hydraulic fluids, old gasoline, and cooking oils are used to fuel our waste oil furnaces.

Frying the Turkey?

From November 16, 2010
Clermont County Government Web Portal

"Pouring the oil from your deep-fried turkey down the drain can harm wildlife and wreak havoc on local sewage systems," said Clermont Office of Environmental Quality Director Paul Braasch. "One suggestion I have is to put the used oil into a container and take it to the Clermont County Fleet Maintenance garage where it can be recycled." Workers at the Clermont County Fleet Maintenance garage welcome you to drop off most types of used oil at their building, located at 4005 Filager Road in Batavia; the recycled oil will keep the garage warm this winter!

"We recycle motor, cooking, diesel, and fuel oil here," said Dennis Shiveley with Fleet. "The used oil is recycled to fuel three furnaces that keep the county vehicle maintenance facility toasty and saves around $5,000 in heating costs each year." Each of the furnaces holds 250 gallons of the recycled product, obtained from homeowners and oil changes done at the county garage.

"We have two 1,000 gallon tanks to store used oil that we stockpile over the warmer months," said Shiveley, who said the county first began the oil recycling program seven years ago. "It has steadily been gaining in popularity." He said that when transporting used oil to Fleet, make sure it is stored in a container that will not leak - many people use milk jugs with a secure cap.

Need more reason to recycle that used oil? The American Petroleum Institute reports that if you recycle just two gallons of used oil, it can generate enough electricity to run the average household for almost 24 hours. "Help the environment and keep us warm this winter," said Shiveley.

Clermont County citizens are invited to drop-off used oil for recycling Monday through Friday, between 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the Fleet Maintenance garage, located at 4005 Filager Road in Batavia. Call (513) 732-7775 for more information about the oil recycling program.

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