Recycling availability is on the way to two Warren County parks after the Warren Fiscal Court recently approved a 12-month agreement with Ohio-based O-I Glass to provide glass recycling at Basil Griffin and Ephram White Parks. Chris Kummer, head of Warren County Parks and Recreation, said the partnership has been in the works for around six months and will fire up in about 60 days. The agreement comes at no cost to the county. 鈥淗opefully, if everything goes well in the first year, that’s going to be something that we can renew,鈥� Kummer said.
Under the new agreement, only glass recyclables will be accepted at the drop-off sites. Kummer said the drop-off bins are designed to only accept certain bottle shapes and the bins will be placed in 鈥渉igh visibility areas鈥� in both parks 鈥� near Ephram White Park鈥檚 senior center and gymnasium, and near administrative offices at Basil Griffin. 鈥淲e feel it’s a really good strategic spot for us to kind of police it a little bit better, keep it clean, and then work with O-I just to make sure that the proper products are put in there,鈥� Kummer said.