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Fayette Township Trustees have been collecting scrap tires since January of this year – tires they have retrieved from their township roads.  They have cleaned up open dumps of tires throughout their township.  Trustee, Mike Finley, has lead this cleanup.  He was instrumental in applying for Ohio EPA’s state-funded scrap tire cleanup program.  To qualify for the program, the collection must contain at least 100 but no more than 5,000 scrap tires.  Fayette Township cleanup amounted to over 1,400 tires.

Tires are a nuisance and a public safety concern; also, tires can serve as a breeding ground for disease-carrying mosquitos

This scrap tire remediation program can assist county and local governmental entities by using state contractor’s to remove and dispose of open dumped tires, as in this case of Fayette Township.  This did not cost the District or Fayette Township one dime.  An excellent program!

East High School Key Club & Athletic Dept. have joined our “Sponsor a Site” program. They recently had a cleanup event in Sciotoville and cleaned Gallia Street from Marshall all the way to the Overpass. They intend to cleanup and maintain this area several times throughout the year.
The District is very appreciative for their time and efforts. We supplied the litter grabbers, bags and gloves for their cleanup event.

The Friends of Scioto Brush Creek recently held a cleanup of Brush Creek. They had 26 people participate in their canoes and 2 on land. They removed 2 pickup loads of trash and 25 tires. Great job!

Pharmaceutical Collection Results for 2019

Scioto County

The Scioto County Drug Take Back event was held at the Scioto County Sheriff’s parking lot.    The event was held on Friday, April 12th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Results were:

28 vehicles

30 lbs. of pills collected

50 lbs. of sharps/syringes

40 lbs. of liquid meds

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Lawrence County

The Lawrence County Drug Take Back event was held at the Ironton Hills Plaza.  The event was held on Saturday, April 13th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Results were:

34 vehicles

78 of pills collected

30 of sharps/syringes

48 lbs. of liquid meds

Some of the Pills collected were:

Hydrocodone                                                    Ibuprofen

Zyrtec                                                                   Amoxicillin

Oxycodone                                                         Tramadol

Furosemide                                                        Valium

Lorazaepam                                                       Doxycyline

Prednisone                                                         Vasotec

Diazepam                                                            Janumet

Trama-DOL                                                         Januvia

Benicar                                                                 Ultram

Hydroxyzine                                                       Lisinopril

Viagra                                                                   Toviaz

Nitroglycerin                                                      Invokana

Xarelto                                                                 Zetia

Note:  Village of South Point brought their collection to us, and it was:

               29 lbs. of pills                     10 lbs. of liquid meds

                Lawrence County Municipal Court collected:

                                4 lbs. of pills

These two events are NOT included in our figures.

A program we had several years ago is now back – “Caught Green Handed”.  This program is designed to recognize a person for their recycling efforts, or, to acknowledge an outstanding individual for their efforts in cleaning up Lawrence County.  Our first winner is a resident of Pedro and recently got caught recycling at the Wayne National Forest recycling containers.  For his efforts, he received a recycling bag filled with “goodies” and a $20.00 gift card to Texas Roadhouse Restaurant.  The gift card was provided by Commissioner DeAnna Holliday.

The gift bag includes:  a T-shirt stating – “I got caught green handed”; litter bag; District Pens; District Mouse Pad; Water Bottle; Coaster for Beverage; Band Aids; Hand Sanitizer; Flower Seeds; Jar Opener; Scratch Pads; Magnetic Clip and a Gift Card from a donor.

This will be a monthly program provided by the Lawrence-Scioto Solid Waste District and Project First Impression.  One winner each month!

First picture:  Myself, Commissioner Freddie Hayes, our winner, Commissioner DeAnna Holliday & Commissioner Colton Copley.

Second picture:  Items in the “goodie bag” along with the gift card.

Cleanup of scrap tires dumped at the Crown City Wildlife Area off Greasy Ridge Road in Lawrence County has begun. The Ohio EPA is presently cleaning up this massive amount of scrap tires, roughly 2,500 tires at one site alone.

They have contracted Liberty Tire Service of Columbus, Ohio to remove tires from several locations.