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Resilience and Sustainability

Recycling and Waste 

Looking for locations to drop off your recycling and food waste?  

Container/Cardboard/Paper Recycling Drop Off Locations

  • Oak Openings Preserve Metropark: 4139 Girdham Road, Swanton, OH 43558
    Outside the Maintenance Shop
    Map [Details]
  • Wildwood Preserve Metropark: 5100 W. Central Ave, Toledo, OH 43615
    Outside the Maintenance Shop
    Map [Details]
  • Secor Metropark: 10001 Central Ave, Berkey, OH 43504
    Secor Center overflow parking lot
    Map [Details]
  • Pearson Metropark: 4600 Starr Avenue, Oregon, OH 43616
    West of Maintenance Shop Drive
    Map [Details]
  • Link to all locations [Details

Food Waste Drop-Off

  • Toledo Botanical Garden: 5430 W Bancroft, Toledo, OH 43615
    Southeast corner of Bancroft parking lot
    Map [Details]
  • Swan Creek Preserve Metropark: 4349 Airport Hwy, Toledo, OH 43615
    Northeast corner of Airport Hwy parking lot
    Map [Details]
  • Glass City Metropark: 901 Front Street, Toledo, OH 43605
    Back Left corner of empty parking lot
    Map [Details]
  • More information on food waste drop off locations and composting [Details]

Fishing Line Drop-Off Locations

  • Blue Creek - Small Quarry Pond, Blue Creek - Nona France (Large) Quarry Pond
  • Oak Openings - Mallard Lake, Oak Openings - Evergreen Lake
  • Side Cut - Maumee River (Various Locations)
  • Farnsworth - Maumee River (Various Locations)
  • Fort Miamis - Maumee River Access
  • Providence - Maumee River (Various Locations)
  • Cannonball Prairie
  • Wiregrass Lake
  • Glass City
  • Manhattan Marsh
  • Middlegrounds
  • Link to all locations [Details] 

Links to Partners

  • Lucas County Solid Waste Management [Visit]
  • City of Toledo [Visit]
  • Keep Toledo Lucas County Beautiful [Visit]
  • Lucas County Sustainability Commission [Visit]

 

 

FAQs

  • Do you accept yard waste at the Metroparks?

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  • How do I recycle other hard to recycle items?

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  • Can I leave pumpkins or other food waste items in natural areas at the park?

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  • Where can I recycle electronics?

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  • Where can I learn to be more sustainable?

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