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At the Neighborhood Scale

1. Think. Are you recycling materials from all areas of your home (including items from bathrooms and your garage)? Are you great at recycling but don’t use reusable shopping bags?

1. Plan. Examine areas in your home where recyclables could be collected. Consider using recycling containers for special events or parties. Contact Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful to request free recycling or trash containers for large gatherings.
2. Act. Place recycling bins in all areas of your home where recyclable materials are generated. Consider coordinating recycling drives at worship, school, or other community sites. Donate reusable materials to local charities and take unusual recyclables such as textiles, paint, electronics, etc. to recycling events. 
3. Maintain. Share Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful’s Recycler’s List with neighbors, in newsletters, and on social media.
4. ​Go Beyond. 

• Contact your local representative about desires for neighborhood-wide composting
• Organize a compost delivery with GROWs or Lucas County Soil and Water Conservation District
• Promote creative re-use through art and connect with The Arts Commission
• Make a neighborhood pledge to first reduce consumption before reusing and recycling​​

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Resources

What can be recycled:
​Find your town​

Where to take compost, recyclables, electronics, medicines, hazardous waste, yard waste, and etc.:  
Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful's Recyclers List
Lucas County Solid Waste Management District
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Where to get compost: 
​Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful “Animal Manure”                               

​Where to get recycled mulch:
Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful “Yard Waste Drop-Off”

Where to take used materials or buy restored goods: 
Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Area thrift stores (Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc.)

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