HAMILTON COUNTY, OH (FOX19) - Hamilton County residents are invited to drop-off their hazardous household waste at two Central Cincinnati locations beginning on Saturday, April 20.

Locations and Hours:

Environmental Enterprises, Inc.
4600 Spring Grove Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45232
(directly across from Winton Road)

Saturdays 9:00 am–1:00 pm
Tuesdays 2:00 pm–6:00 pm
(Closed May 25 and August 31)

OR

Environmental Enterprises, Inc.
10163 Cincinnati Dayton Road
Sharonville, Ohio 45241
(corner of Crescentville and Cincinnati Dayton Roads)

Wednesdays ONLY 2:00 pm–6 pm

Find a full list of acceptable items http://hamiltoncountyrecycles.org/index.php?page=hhw-drop-off-program

NORWOOD, OH (FOX19) - Keep Cincinnati Beautiful and Whole Foods Market are inviting residents to take part in a unique recycling event, aptly named the “One Stop Drop”, in honor of Earth Month.

Residents are encouraged to participate by bringing hard-to-recycle items like electronic waste and plastic grocery bags to one convenient drop off location for free recycling.

One Stop Drop will take place on Saturday, April 13 from 10am - 2pm at the Whole Foods Market parking lot at Rookwood Commons in Norwood.

Acceptable items include:

• Electronic waste
• Cell phones and chargers
• Number 5 plastics such as butter tubs and yogurt containers
• Plastic grocery bags
• Used writing instruments like pens, Sharpies, Expo markers, and caps

Local electronics recycler 2TRG will provide free recycling for a wide variety of electronic waste including computer monitors, audio equipment, printers, and more.

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - On December 11, Duke Energy presented the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County with a check for $111,000 as a rebate for reducing energy consumption at the Main Library.

These savings resulted from the Library’s participation in Duke Energy’s SmartBuilding Advantage ® program. This program used building energy usage interval data and on-site assessments to identify and analyze energy efficiency opportunities at the Main Library. Following program recommendations, the Library replaced T12 lights with T8 lights and implemented improvements to its boiler plant in order to generate the highest energy savings in the shortest amount of time for the lowest cost.