Eclipse glasses - Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management District

Solar Eclipse Glasses

We anticipate tens of thousands of solar eclipse glasses will be used on Monday, April 8th. They are NOT recyclable in your drop-off or curbside recycling bins! Help us reuse or recycle them!

The Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste District is collaborating with Trumbull County Tourism, local public libraries, and MANY eclipse viewing locations to offer reuse and recycling options for your solar eclipse glasses.

Look for specially labeled recycling boxes at viewing locations throughout Geauga and Trumbull Counties.

Collected glasses will be vetted for quality and then sent to Astronomers Without Borders for reuse at future solar eclipse events worldwide.

Due to the mixed material nature of eclipse glasses (cardstock and solar film), solar eclipse glasses are not recyclable in community drop-off or curbside recycling bins. We will check all collected glasses then send them to Astronomers Without Borders for reuse at future solar eclipse events around the world. Read more about the Astronomers Without Borders program here:

https://astronomerswithoutborders.org/programs/solar-glasses-distribution

Eclipse glasses not taken to a special drop-off can be stored for future reuse or placed in the trash for proper disposal.

Locations Accepting Eclipse Glasses

Check back as additional locations may be added.
Most locations will be accepting glasses on the day of the event only.

Geauga County:

City of Chardon – Chardon Square, Chardon

Burton Public Library – 14588 W. Park St., Burton (Collecting

Geauga Park District – Geauga County Fairgrounds – 14373 N. Cheshire St., Burton

Geauga Park District – West Woods Nature Center – 9465 Kinsman Rd., Novelty

Chardon Township – Chardon Township Park, 9905 Auburn Rd., Chardon

Geauga-Trumbull SWMD – Geauga Collection Facility – 12685 Merritt Rd., Chardon (Fridays only from 10am-3pm through the month of April)

Trumbull County:

All Warren-Trumbull Public Libraries: (Collecting through the end of April)

Brookfield Library – 7032 Grove St., Brookfield

Cortland Library – 578 Lakeview Dr., Cortland

Howland Library – 9095 E. Market St., Warren

Liberty Library – 415 Churchill-Hubbard Rd., Youngstown

Lordstown Library – 1471 Salt Springs Rd., Warren

Warren Library – 444 Mahoning Ave., Warren

Warren-Trumbull Library Bookmobile – Visit the library website to see a scheduled stop near you

City of Cortland Celestial Celebration – W. Main St., Cortland

Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton – 5581 Youngstown Warren Rd., Niles

Residence Inn by Marriott – 5555 Youngstown Warren Rd., Niles

Trumbull County Tourism Bureau – 321 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren

Putt-Putt of Warren – 3937 Youngstown Rd., Warren

Geauga-Trumbull SWMD – Main office – 5138 Enterprise Dr. NW, Warren (collecting M-F 8:30-4:30 through the month of April)