By Donna Schwartz, EAC member
Please do not put plastic clamshell containers in your Rumpke Recycling Bin. Rumpke does not have a vendor who is able to recycle these plastics. So, they are sorted out and placed back on a truck headed for the landfill.
The good news is that there are two ways you can recycle your clamshell containers:
- The Cincinnati Recycling and Reuse Hub accepts all rigid #1-#7 and “no-number” plastics (including clamshell containers), sorted by number. The address is 911 Evans Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45204. Open Thursday 12–6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
- You can also drop off articles at the Symmes Safety Center on the first Saturday of the month 10 a.m.–noon at 8871 Weekly Lane, 45249. They accept all items the “Hub” collects for free. The Symmes Safety Center is located just north of The City of Montgomery.
Photo courtesy of Adrienne Davidson
Information from Rumpke.com and cincinnatirecyclingandreusehub.org