PRESS RELEASE

The city of Oakwood collects recyclables weekly from residential households and delivers them to the Rumpke material recovery facility. Rumpke recently announced the expansion of their acceptable items list with the addition of various disposable cups. The announcement, called ‘What’s Up with CUPS?!’ began on February 1 and includes disposable cups made of paper, plastic and aluminum. Please do NOT include straws; Solo cups (or cups made from polystyrene #6 plastic); Styrofoam; or K-cups. Plastic cups will be made into new plastic containers; paper cups will be made into cardboard and paperboard products; and aluminum cups will be made into aluminum cans.

It is increasingly important that the co-mingled recycling stream contains only recyclable materials. In years past, the guidance was: “when in doubt, throw it in the recycling container”. The guidance is now: “learn what is recyclable and what is not, but when in doubt, throw it in the regular trash.”

Please visit the city’s website for the latest information on acceptable materials for recycling at: https://oakwoodohio.gov/recyclables/ .