SWACO /tags/swaco SWACO en-US Copyright Tue, 18 Jun 2024 20:30:37 GMT Solar array planned for SWACO site canceled over lapsed contract, but not totally off the table /2024-06-18/solar-array-planned-for-swaco-site-canceled-due-to-lapsed-contract-but-not-off-the-table-yet SWACO's contract with BQ Energy lapsed and was automatically terminated. But the city of Columbus says there is still optimism for a solar project to happen on this land. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 20:30:37 GMT /2024-06-18/solar-array-planned-for-swaco-site-canceled-due-to-lapsed-contract-but-not-off-the-table-yet George Shillcock By 2030, SWACO Wants To Cut Central Ohio Food Waste In Half /news/2019-05-15/by-2030-swaco-wants-to-cut-central-ohio-food-waste-in-half Last year, 152,000 tons of food waste was sent to the landfill in Central Ohio. The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) is announcing an action… Wed, 15 May 2019 21:46:00 GMT /news/2019-05-15/by-2030-swaco-wants-to-cut-central-ohio-food-waste-in-half Clare Roth Central Ohio Communities Roll Out 38,000 Free Recycling Bins /news/2019-04-17/central-ohio-communities-roll-out-38-000-free-recycling-bins Five Central Ohio communities will be handing out 38,000 new recycling bins to their residents, free of cost, over the next month.The new recycling bins… Wed, 17 Apr 2019 17:31:12 GMT /news/2019-04-17/central-ohio-communities-roll-out-38-000-free-recycling-bins Olivia Miltner Recycling Options Thin For Ohio State Students Living Off-Campus /news/2018-08-29/recycling-options-thin-for-ohio-state-students-living-off-campus It’s been six years since Columbus started offering free curb-side recycling. The program proved popular, but it’s only available to people who live in… Wed, 29 Aug 2018 09:00:00 GMT /news/2018-08-29/recycling-options-thin-for-ohio-state-students-living-off-campus Nick Evans Study: Recycling Is Billion-Dollar Business In Central Ohio /news/2018-07-23/study-recycling-is-billion-dollar-business-in-central-ohio A study of Central Ohio’s recycling industry, commissioned by a local waste management company, shows it's created thousands of jobs and generated more… Mon, 23 Jul 2018 16:51:30 GMT /news/2018-07-23/study-recycling-is-billion-dollar-business-in-central-ohio Debbie Holmes Curious Cbus: What Happens To My Trash? /news/2016-05-24/curious-cbus-what-happens-to-my-trash What happens to our waste (trash, recycling, yard waste) once it's collected? Where does it actually go? Tue, 24 May 2016 14:40:00 GMT /news/2016-05-24/curious-cbus-what-happens-to-my-trash Sam Hendren Franklin County Landfill Sells Methane Gas From Rotting Garbage /news/2015-04-22/franklin-county-landfill-sells-methane-gas-from-rotting-garbage A Michigan-based company now buys methane gas generated by Franklin County’s decomposing garbage.Aria Energy has built a $22.5 million facility at the… Wed, 22 Apr 2015 14:34:58 GMT /news/2015-04-22/franklin-county-landfill-sells-methane-gas-from-rotting-garbage