Toledo-Lucas County Sustainability Commission
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How to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

Redirecting waste headed to landfills means a longer lifespan for our landfills with the added benefit of giving a second life to our waste.

At the Neighborhood Scale

  1. Think. Assess the amount of litter in your neighborhood
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  1. Plan. Speak with your neighbors and consider what improvements of gaps in education need to be addressed
  2. Act. Set up a community clothing drive by contacting a nearby shelter, thrift store, or school
  3. Maintain. Share KT/LCB's resource for how to handle different types of waste at neighborhood meetings and in newsletters
  4. ​Go Beyond. 
  • ​​​Organize a neighborhood e-waste drive by partnering with UT  
  • Organize a compost delivery with GROWs or LCSWCD
  • Set up an energy challenge with the help of________
  • Promote creative re-use through art parties or attend ________
  • Make a neighborhood pledge
 Attract, engage, connect
observe, analyze, strategize, act
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Resources

  • KT/LCB
  • LCSWCD
  • Lucas County map of recycling sites
  • Where to get compost
  • How to compost at home
  • Hazardous waste instructions
  • Where to donate used items in good condition
  • Where to find re-purposed goods
  • Denim and shoe recycling drives: http://www.gogreenohio.org/

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  • Home
    • About
    • Members
  • Going Beyond Green
    • Regional Sustainability Plan
    • Environmentally >
      • Land & Natural Resource Use
      • Water Quality & Supply
    • Socially >
      • Healthy, Active, & Safe Communities
      • Education, Engagement, & Empowerment
    • Economically >
      • Infrastructure Investments
      • Economy & Workforce Development
      • Community Vitality
  • Sustainable Businesses
    • Sustainable Business Map
  • Resources
    • Nutrient Source Inventory
    • Grow It At Home
    • Home Energy Audits
    • Zero Waste Event Guide
    • Sustainable Neighborhoods Toolkit
    • Solar Inventory
    • Toledo-Lucas County Sustainability Report Cards
  • Get Involved
    • EcoFest Toledo
    • Calendar of Events
    • Join the Commission
    • Newsletter
    • Share Your Story
  • Contact
  • Toledo-Lucas County Green Map
  • Going Beyond Green Luncheon Series
  • Sustainable Neighborhoods Grant
    • 2016 TLCSC's Sustainable Neighborhoods Grant Winners
    • 2021 TLCSC's Sustainable Neighborhoods Grant Winners
  • Community Garden Grants