Congratulations Deer Park residents! In 2006, you recycled 426 tons of metal, glass, plastic, and paper. That’s 107 tons more than in 2005! Your recycling efforts benefited the environment and the local economy in a big way.

The recycling efforts in Deer Park saved the equivalent of:

• 3,747 trees

• 897 barrels of oil - enough to run the average car for 31 years

• 5,200 million BTU’s of energy - enough energy to power 51 average homes for an entire year

Recycling reduces pollution so the air we breathe is cleaner, conserves natural resources so we will have them to use in the future, and decreases the amount of waste going to the landfill. Recycling also boosts our local economy by creating 169,000 jobs and $6 billion in annual wages just in the State of Ohio. 

Each household in Deer Park recycled 324 pounds or about the weight of a Bengal’s linebacker. That’s a lot of pop cans and newspapers! If you would like to see even more material recycled in 2007, check out the list below to make sure you include all these materials in your recycling bin. Don’t have a bin? Deer Park makes it easy! Call 794-8860 to request your free bin today! 

Good Work, Deer Park, your recycling efforts made a big difference! 

Recyclable Materials

Plastic bottles and jugs (remove lids)
Glass bottles and jars (remove lids)
Empty aerosol can (remove lids and tips)
Aluminum and steel cans
Paperboard (cereal boxes, etc.)
Junk mail and envelopes
Magazines, catalogs, and phone books
Newspapers
Cardboard
Office Paper
Brown grocery bags 

Have a question about recycling? Call Hamilton County’s Recycling Hotline at 946-7766 or visit www.hamiltoncountyrecycles.org.