Hocking County, OH Commissioners Sign Off on Improvements to Local Recycling Center

SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): The director of the Athens-Hocking Solid Waste District paid a visit to the Hocking County commissioners to deliver what she called some good news. “We’re ready to move forward with renovation of the Sutton Road Recycling Center,” reported Jane Forrest Redfern. “We’ve secured funding to pay for the pickup of our recycling for the first three months of the year, so that affords our general fund the funds to be able to move to our capital fund to do the renovations.”

The Sutton Road facility, located in Logan, got an upgrade unveiled in 2023, expanding the kinds of recyclable items it could accept. Prior to the change, the center had been available 24-7 for drop-offs of household recycling such as plastic, glass, metal, paper, cardboard. It now can collect many other types of recyclables by appointment, including appliances, electronics, medical equipment, building materials, clothing, cell phones, scrap metal, household goods, furniture, books and batteries.

The pending renovation, according to Forrest Redfern, will make changes to allow the center to operate more efficiently, and also add a restroom, water and sewer hookup, heating and air conditioning, none of which the site has currently.

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