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WASTE MANAGEMENT

Unloading waste at landfillBack in the 1980s, the State of Ohio faced a number of solid waste management problems. Landfill capacity was declining, the amount of waste to be disposed was increasing, and there were environmental problems at a number of existing waste disposal facilities.

In order to handle these problems, citizens, government, and private organizations joined together to create a comprehensive solid waste management program for Ohio. Legislation was passed and local and state planning processes were established to ensure adequate and environmentally sound management of the state’s waste. Efforts were made to begin reducing and recycling solid wastes wherever possible.

Piles of PET containers for recyclingCurrently in Ohio, we are generating approximately 32.5 million tons of waste. About 18 million tons of that waste is being landfilled in the 43 Ohio municipal solid waste disposal facilities available to the public.

About 3 million tons of waste generated out-of-state is also being landfilled in Ohio. In 1999, ten years after our first State Plan was implemented, we had achieved a recycling rate of 38.9% of all waste generated in Ohio.

Our new target, set out in the 2001 State Plan, is to reduce or recycle 25% of waste in the residential sector and 66% of waste in the industrial sector, for a total of 50%. As of 2002, we had achieved a 44.6% recycling rate.

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