Turner’s Got It In The Bag And The Bin!
Turner Construction is an international construction company with offices all over the United States. Their Columbus office is now a recycling champion.
Turner received more than 20 indoor recycling containers from SWACO at no cost for becoming a Business Recycling Champion. They are also the first champion to receive containers for the Hefty Renew program so they can recycle hard-to-recycle materials in their office space! Click HERE to learn more about Turner Construction or HERE to find out how your business can become a Business Recycling Champion.
Got Potentially Recyclable Materials? SWACO Can Help!
Do you have material that you don’t want to send to the landfill but aren’t sure what else to do with?
If your business has unusual, hard-to-recycle materials, or even by byproducts from your processes, SWACO’s Business Team offers free technical assistance to help you keep them out of the landfill. Whether it’s film wrap, Styrofoam, pallets, office furniture, or even unique materials, we can help you find recycling, reuse, or diversion options.
From a pallet of off-spec plastic buckets to a truckload of bananas, our team will work with you to identify responsible outlets and connect you with partners who can give your materials a second life!
Email [email protected] or call 614-782-9447 for assistance.
Birdie Books Is Now Composting
Birdie Books is a small bookshop and café in Westerville. While they have been recycling for some time, they have now received new recycling containers and signage for free to help enhance their current recycling program. With their café now open, they also received free compost containers to collect food scraps and coffee grounds for composting!
Help congratulate Birdie Books on becoming a Business Recycling and Food Waste Champion!
Visit Birdie Books HERE.
| Number of Business Recycling Champions and Food Waste Champions to date: | 23 |
| Tons of waste accepted at the Franklin County Sanitary Landfill so far in 2026: | 183,003 |
| Percentage of material coming to the landfill that is cardboard or paper: | 18% |
Don’t Miss The WastED Podcast
WasteED is a waste and recycling education podcast from SWACO. Hosted monthly by Joe Lombardi and Hanna Greer-Brown, our guests offer insights into regional efforts helping to push sustainability forward as well as sharing their perspective on the next big GREEN thing for central Ohio. Between a few laughs plus genuine and substantive conversation, each episode features takeaways about proper disposal that will have listeners recycling right in no time. Click HERE to listen now or find it wherever you get your podcasts.
