Update from the Mayor

Weekly curbside recycling is returning to Euclid! Recently, the city entered into a new solid waste contract that is not only more cost-effective but offered us the opportunity to make way for curbside recycling as well. The new contract charges the city per ton of trash collected, not a per household fee, as in the past.

The city also intends to enter into a five year agreement with a consortium of local communities. What this means is that Kimble Transfer and Recycling Co. will accept our materials and each of the communities will actually share in the revenue being generated by the sale of these materials. On other words, recycling will pay for itself. 

To get the recycling program up and running, we have to purchase a collection truck and will hire personnel for collection. Funding for the start up of the program will come primarily from a state grant. General fund dollars will not be used!

Notices will soon be sent to all households detailing the specific information for recycling. All materials such as glass, plastic, aluminum and steel cans may be combined. Newspaper and cardboard should be bundled separately, either in a bag or tied with twine or string. When taken to your tree lawn, please be sure the recyclables are separated from your regular trash.

In recent years the recycling program needed to be stopped due to budgetary constraints. I am happy to say that this is a long-term commitment to the community and to our environment. If we all participate and truly take ownership of our responsibility to recycle, we will have a successful program for years to come.

Mayor Bill Cervenik