Herberich School Recycling Collection Center
Residents have a convenient recycle collection center at the Herberich School parking lot (2645 Smith Rd, Fairlawn, OH 44333). The collection area allows schools, businesses, and residents with no curbside recycling the opportunity to recycle items.
- Residents should respect the safety and educational atmosphere of the school
- Please use this recycling center outside of school hours only
- Recycling should be co-mingled and loose
- Do not use plastic bags
Bath Township Organics Recycling Trailer
Bath residents may dispose of trimmed trees, branches, etc. at the township's Organics Recycle Trailer during daylight hours located at 1188 N. Cleveland Massillon Road south of the Bath Township Center building.
Acceptable materials:
- Tree limbs
- Brush
- Leaves
- Logs no longer than 3 feet in length.
- Lawn clippings
- Treated, stained, or painted wood
- Tree stumps
- Stones and rocks
- Construction materials.
Do not place paper or plastic bags in the trailer.
No professional landscapers or gardeners, please.
This program is offered through a grant from ReWorks.
D.U.M.P - Go Green with Your Old Medicine
Bring your old and/or unused prescription and over-the-counter drugs to the D.U.M.P. box in the Police Department lobby (3864 Bath Road).
- Keep the medicine in the original container
- Mark out your name and address
- Secure the container
- Deposit the medicines in the D.U.M.P. disposal box
SYRINGES and AEROSOLS cannot be accepted at the D.U.M.P. box. For syringe disposal, please call (330) 926-5600.
Prescription disposal bags (which can safely contain liquids) are available at the Police Dispatcher's Window.
Don't let your medicine contaminate the watershed or get into the hands of children or teens. Dispose of them safely.
Click here for more D.U.M.P information.
Simple Recycling - Curbside Clothing Recycling
Bath Township offers clothing and household item recycling at the curb through Simple Recycling.
Recycle all household clothing and textiles plus other items.
For a detailed list of household items collected by Simple Recycling, click here.
Click here for an overview of the Simple Recycling program.
Schedule a Simple Recycling Pick Up
- Click here or call (866) 835-5068 to schedule a Simple Recycling Pick Up
- Simple Recycling bags are no longer required
- Put items in weather resistant bags strong enough to transport the items safely
- Attached a clearly marked "Simple Recycling" label on each bag
- Place labeled bags outside your front door before the delivery date
Summit County ReWorks
ReWorks, the solid waste management authority for all Summit County, provides programs, services, and community outreach on waste reduction, recycling, and other materials management strategies.
2023 Season: ReWorks Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Center (HHWRC) will reopen Thursdays from 2:00pm-7:00pm on Thursday, June 1st through Thursday, September 28th.
Accepted Materials: For a list of materials that can be managed through the HHWRC click here.
After Season HHWRC Options: In the off season, check out this page for information on some common materials that have other options for handling.
The 2023 ReWorks' Event Flyer is available online and includes information about events, services, year-round document shredding services, Document Shredding & Recycling Events, and the HHWRC.
To sign up for ReWorks e-newsletter and receive updates about this program's schedule, as well as other Summit County recycling news click here.
For more information, visit www.summitreworks.com, call 330-374-0383 or email them at talk@summitreworks.com
Other sources of credible information on product contents and proper disposal:
Ohio EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
USEPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency)
Summit e-Waste Recycling Solutions
Residents may drop off any e-waste at Summit E-Waste Community Recycle Days. This includes all TVs (fee for disposal of CRT “tube” TVs), desktop computers, laptops, printers, keyboards/mouses, printers, stereos, household appliances (microwaves, vacuum cleaners, etc.), cell phones, game systems, VCR/DVD players, batteries, and cords/cables.
In an effort to better serve the community, Summit e-Waste has drop bins at convenient locations to make recycling easier. Anything containing hard drives or data storage will be destroyed on pick up. If you have anything that is too large to fit into the bin opening please contact Summit e-Waste to make arrangements at (330) 800-6657.
Recycle Bin Locations
Unitarian Universalist Church
3300 Morewood Road, Fairlawn OH 44333)
Copley Township Recycle Center
1280 Sunset Drive, Akron OH 44321
St. Sebastian Parish School
500 Mull Avenue, Akron OH 44320
Habitat for Humanity of Summit County ReStore
2301 Romig Road, Akron OH 44320
Click here for more Summit e-Waste Recycling information
- Firestone Metro Park / Little Turtle Pond: 2400 Harrington Road, Akron
- Furnace Run Metro Park / Brushwood Area: 4955 Townsend Road, Richfield
- Goodyear Heights Metro Park / Main Entrance (rear parking lot): 2077 Newton Street, Akron
- Nimisila Reservoir Metro Park / South Main 2 Lot: 5531 S. Main Street, Green
- Sand Run Metro Park / Treaty Line Area: 995 Treaty Line Road, Akron
- Silver Creek Metro Park / Big Oak Area: 5199 Medina Line Road, Norton
Click here for more Summit Metro Parks special programs