Curbside recycling in Cuyahoga County is municipal or private, not county-run. Cleveland restarted curbside recycling in 2024 after a 4-year suspension with an opt-in program through GFL Environmental. Most suburbs offer weekly single-stream recycling. Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District operates drop-off sites countywide.
The Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District coordinates recycling under ORC §3734.53 and operates drop-off centers at all 59 member communities accepting paper, cardboard, metal, plastic #1-2, and glass. Cleveland suspended curbside recycling in 2020 after China's National Sword policy made its contaminated stream unmarketable, then relaunched in 2024 as an opt-in subscription program via GFL with a blue 65-gallon cart, collected every other week. Lakewood, Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, and most suburbs provide weekly or biweekly single-stream recycling bundled with trash. Accepted items follow Ohio EPA guidelines: paper, cardboard (flattened), aluminum, steel cans, and plastics #1 and #2. Glass is drop-off only in most communities because of hauler restrictions. No commercial mandate exists.
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