West Hamilton News

City of Wyoming recently issued the following announcement.

UpCycle Day is Friday, April 8, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Oak Park

Join your Wyoming Environmental Stewardship Commission and our UpCycle Day partners in keeping Wyoming the leader for waste diversion in Cincinnati. The best way to thank our UpCycle Day partners and numerous volunteers is to fill up their trucks. Thank you Wyoming, for using your unwanted items to help someone else rather than sending them to the landfill. Here are your recycling partners for the 2022 UpCycle Day and the list of items they will accept:

Junk King

-Electronic recycling (computers, TVs, radios, wires, etc.)

-Appliances-large and small

-Scrap metal

-Exercise equipment

Terracycle

-Granola bar wrappers

-Foil drink pouches (Capri Sun and Honest Kids) straw can remain in pouch

-Baby food/applesauce pouches (please empty, rinse, and put the lid back on)

-Toothpaste tubes, floss containers, toothbrushes (not electronic)

-Pens and markers

-Gerber brand baby food packaging

-Any packaging not recyclable curbside such as Yogurt Melts

-Kroger brand (including Simple Truth and Private Selection) bag packaging, which includes things like bags for cheese, apples, etc.

-Gift cards (any card made of plastic that is no longer valid)

Keep Cincinnati Beautiful

-Tires

Matthew 25 Ministries

-Latex, acrylic or water-based paint (no oil-based paint or stains).

-Only original one gallon or five gallon paint containers, with labels, will be accepted. No dried, empty or nearly empty cans.

-Must be usable paint that can still be stirred and free of any debris.

ReUse Center

-Doors and windows

-Antique/vintage furniture and tools

-Architectural pieces (columns, mantles, corbels)

-Reusable/re-saleable building materials (full bags or boxes)

New Life Furniture

-Accepts anything one needs to set up a home, starting from scratch:

-Tables, chairs, sofas, mattresses, box springs, dressers, lamps, linens, comforters, kitchen cookware, dishes, silverware, shower curtains, towels, vacuums, rugs, see website for full list.

-Cannot accept items with rips, tears, stains, or excessive pet hair.

-Call directly to schedule a pickup any time: 513-313-0530.

Goodwill Industries

-Clothing, shoes, boots, jewelry

-Books, records, compact discs, and DVDs

-Games, toys, and sports equipment

-Housewares: dishes, glassware, kitchen utensils, lamps, and small appliances

-Collectibles, antiques, knickknacks, and other giftware

-Hand tools and small power tools

-Linens, curtains, blankets. etc.

Eco Development

-Clean styrofoam: Nothing with food waste or that has been in contact with food, no tape; no stickers; no cups, clamshells or takeout containers

Applied Arts Center of Cincinnati + Oil Express

-All battery types

If you are not sure if your item qualifies contact Patrick Walker, 513-301-9230

Original source can be found here.