Dive Brief:
- Ohio business and environmental groups are creating an initiative to encourage businesses to turn in recycling data.
- The state’s 52 local solid waste districts conduct annual surveys about the quantities and types of materials recycled, but customer participation is key to getting good data.
- The data will help state agencies understand recycling by businesses and assess if additional support is needed.
Dive Insight:
The groups involved in the program include the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, The Ohio Manufacturers’ Association, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and local solid waste management districts in the state.
The state EPA announced a new website featuring all of the solid waste districts in the state. The site also lists data from the year before; the recycling survey is available on the website.