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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.

Congratulations to the Lawrence-Scioto County Solid Waste Management District!

During the Keep Ohio Beautiful Annual Meeting & Awards Program held in Columbus yesterday, Grace Keegan with Keep America Beautiful (KAB) presented two of their awards to partners of Keep Southeast Ohio Beautiful, a KAB affiliate managed by the Wayne National Forest.

Dan Palmer, Director of the Lawrence-Scioto Solid Waste Management District, along with District Enforcement Officer Steve Hileman and Community Outreach Coordinator Stephanie Helms received the Keep Ohio Beautiful Community Award for populations between 25,001 and 150,000.

The Keep Ohio Law Enforcement Award was awarded to Lawrence-Scioto County Solid Waste Management District Enforcement Officer Steve Hileman.

Washington Twp. Fire Dept.
Friday, August 17th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
West Portsmouth, OH

1st Trailer – 565 tires – 39 cars participated

Lowe’s
Friday, August 24th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wheelersburg, OH

1st Trailer – 775 tires
2nd Trailer – 277 tires
Total: 1,052 tires – 82 cars participated

Saturday, March 30^th at Spartan Stadium in Portsmouth, and the results were:

2 trailers               1,162 tires collected                        121 vehicles

Saturday, April 6^th at Ironton Hills Plaza, and the results were:

3 trailers               1,757 tires collected                        208 vehicles

The Lawrence-Scioto County Solid Waste District wishes to announce the schedule for the Tire Amnesty Program.  This program is free to Lawrence and Scioto County residents.  It allows the residents of Lawrence and Scioto County to properly dispose of passenger and light truck tires at no cost. 

The District requests the following:

• You must provide proof of residency in Lawrence or Scioto County, Ohio. Ohio driver license required.
• Limit of 10 tires per person will be accepted.
• Tires must be off the rim.
• Sorry, no businesses are permitted.

Listed below is the scheduled date and time for the collection –

Date & Time                                            Location

Friday, August 17, 2018            New Fire Station – Washington Twp.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.                       520 Calvert’s Lane – West Portsmouth

Friday, August 24, 2018            Lowe’s of Wheelersburg

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.                       7915 Ohio River Road – Wheelersburg

Friday, Sept. 14, 2018               Burlington-Fayette Fire Dept.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.                       7681 County Road 1 – Burlington

Friday, Sept. 21, 2018               Lawrence County Fairgrounds

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.                       Entrance off County Road 411 – Proctorville

Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018           LEDC Property (Former Dow Chemical)

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.                        925 County Road 1-A – Hanging Rock

The District requests that you remain in your vehicle in order for us to unload the tires in a timely manner.   Again, our enforcement officer will be present to verify your residency.  You may contact the District office at (740) 532-1231 if you have questions concerning the Tire Amnesty Program.

This program is provided to you by the Lawrence-Scioto County Solid Waste District & the Ohio EPA.

Event drew about 50 volunteers in Lawrence County

The Ohio River Sweep took place this past Saturday, and volunteers helped clean up the riverbanks throughout Lawrence County. “We had about 50 volunteers between the four locations,” Stephanie Helms, of the Lawrence-Scioto Solid Waste Management District and organizer of the event, said. “And we collected about… <Read More>