District Management Plan

The Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management Plan is a document prepared by the Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management District every five years to comply with Ohio law.

The State of Ohio requires solid waste districts in Ohio to develop long-range plans to increase recycling and reduce reliance on landfills. The Ohio EPA oversees the 52 solid waste management districts who are tasked with ensuring that Ohioans have opportunities to reduce, reuse, and recycle their waste and that solid waste is managed properly.

Geauga-Trumbull’s Solid Waste Plan does four main things:

  • Documents how much waste is produced and recycled in Geauga & Trumbull Counties – where it comes from and where it goes.
  • Describes how the Solid Waste District will achieve Ohio’s recycling mandates, which includes recycling 25% of our residential and commercial waste.
  • Details where and how the remaining waste will be disposed of for the next fifteen years. Providing long-term disposal capacity helps ensure Ohio does not have a garbage crisis that occurred in other states that ran out of landfill space.
  • Spells out what recycling and landfill diversion programs the District will offer to the public, and how we will pay for them. 

This Plan must be projected over 15 years and must be updated, ratified, and re-approved every five (5) years.

The District is currently drafting a new 5-year plan, expected to go into effect in 2026. The District wants the public’s feedback on the programs and services we offer.  

Click on the links below to view the District’s Plan Update summary, full draft Plan Update, and current approved Plan from 2019.

Geauga-Trumbull’s Solid Waste Plan Update is out for ratification. Each city, township, and village within Geauga & Trumbull Counties must pass a resolution or ordinance to either approve or disapprove the proposed Plan. Please contact your local government office to share any opinions you have on the Plan and its programs.  

 

SUMMER HOURS:

Trumbull Collection Facility:

🗓 Tuesdays | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

  • Accepting: Electronics, appliances, and foam

🗓 Wednesdays | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

  • Accepting: Household hazardous waste (chemicals, oil-based paints, automotive fluids, pesticides, etc.), electronics, appliances, and foam

🗓️ Once-a-Month Saturdays | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  • Accepting: Household hazardous waste (chemicals, oil-based paints, automotive fluids, pesticides, etc.), electronics, appliances, and foam

Once-A-Month Saturdays will be held on the following dates:

May 3, June 7, July 12, August 2, September 6, October 4

 

Geauga Collection Facility:

🗓️ Thursdays | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

  • Accepting: Electronics, appliances, and foam

🗓️ Fridays | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

  • Accepting: Household hazardous waste (chemicals, oil-based paints, automotive fluids, pesticides, etc.), electronics, appliances, and foam

🗓️ Once-a-Month Saturdays | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  • Accepting: Household hazardous waste (chemicals, oil-based paints, automotive fluids, pesticides, etc.), electronics, appliances, and foam

Once-A-Month Saturdays will be held on the following dates:

May 17, June 21, July 19, August 16, September 20, October 25

***Closed on government holidays***


Check our schedule
 for days and hours they are open to the public.