In 2024, Licking County residents collected more than 4.8 million pounds of material in the 22 public drop-off recycling sites throughout the county and government buildings.聽Rumpke of Ohio, Inc. empties the bins and sorts the material for processing.聽CFLP Solid Waste District and the Licking County Board of Commissioners fund the Licking County Recycling program.
鈥�4.8 million pounds is a little less than what we have collected in previous years,鈥� said Licking County Recycling Director, Andrea Krava.聽鈥淯nfortunately, we had to remove a recycling site last year and that contributed to the decline.聽 However, we are thrilled to see more curbside recycling programs being offered around the county in a few townships and villages as well as in Pataskala and Johnstown,鈥� Krava said.
In the last two years, Licking County Recycling was able to expand what items are accepted into the public recycling drop-off containers.聽In 2024, plastic 鈥渃lamshell鈥� containers became acceptable, and in 2023 cups made of plastic, paper and metal were added to the list.聽Contamination rates continue to be low at 5%-6%.