Marion County Recycling & Litter Prevention

03/06/2026

♻️ CAN I RECYCLE THIS? Chinese takeout box containers

⚠️YES! If prepared properly!

👉 Make sure:
✔️ ALL food is removed
✔️ Remove and trash the metal handle
✔️ Empty
✔️ Clean
✔️ Place LOOSE (unbagged)

🚫 NO! if heavily soaked with grease or food residue.

02/06/2026

♻️ CAN I RECYCLE THIS? Paper ice cream & mac and cheese bowls

🚫 NO!

❓ Why?
These bowls are often lined with plastic and usually contain food residue, making them difficult to recycle.

👉 Instead:
✔️ Reuse if possible
✔️ Otherwise, place in the trash

💡 When in doubt, leave it out.

02/06/2026

🎨👀 Check it out! A big shoutout to Wilhelms Paints & Wallcoverings LLC for offering this paint recycling service to local residents and businesses!

If you have paint that they aren’t able to accept, give us a call or plan to bring it to our upcoming collection on June 13, or schedule an appointment with DKMM for proper disposal ♻️👏419-751-2290

🤖 Exciting News, Marion! Keep old paint out of the landfill! ♻️🎨

Got a stack of old, half-empty paint cans taking up space in your garage or basement? Not sure how to safely get rid of them?

For nearly 100 years, Wilhelm’s Paints has been helping you color our community—and now, we’re helping you protect it. We are thrilled to announce our new Paint Recycling Program!

Bring in your unwanted paint, and we’ll make sure it gets properly recycled and kept out of our local environment.

👇 How to Recycle with Us:
Before you pack up your cans, give us a shout or check the website to see what types of coatings we can accept and our drop-off guidelines.

💻 Get the full details online: WilhelmsPaints.Com/recycle
📞 Give us a ring with questions: 740-387-5619

📍 Drop by the shop: 676 Bellefontaine Avenue, Marion, OH 43302

Let's work together to keep Marion beautiful, clean, and green! 🌱✨

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01/06/2026

♻️ CAN I RECYCLE THIS? Spiral notebooks & hardcover textbooks

⚠️ YES — but prep matters!

❓ Why?
The paper pages are recyclable, but metal spirals and hard or plastic covers should be removed.

👉 Make sure:
✔️ Remove spiral bindings
✔️ Remove hard covers or plastic covers
✔️ Recycle clean paper pages only
✔️ Place LOOSE (no bags)

💡 Better yet:
Donate usable books or reuse extra pages for notes and crafts 💚

01/06/2026

🌿 KMaCB Adopt-a-Bed Input Needed! 🌼

Kick off National Pollinator Month with us and help shape this community wildflower plant bed! 💚

Special thank you to Carol for donating plants from the Bookworm Garden and helping prep the bed—your support is helping bring this space to life. 🌱✨

👇 Vote by hitting the like/love button for the picture of your favorites:

1 🦋 Butterfly W**d
2 🌸 Purple Coneflower
3 🌿 Wild Quinine
4 🕷️Spiderwort
5🪻Joe Pye
6 🌾 New England Aster
7 🐛Hairy Penstemon/Beardtongue
8🌼 Black-eyed Susan
9🐝 Wild Bergamot/Bee Balm
10🌱Common & Swamp Milkweed
11 🦅Wild Columbine

🌎 Votes will help guide future planting decisions where possible.

💬 Feel free to comment with other native plants you love or would like to see, or share your experiences and what you enjoy about any of the plants listed!

*UPDATE: For scientific names of non-hybrid species, see Carol’s comments on each plant.

Some hybrids may be less beneficial to pollinators because breeding can alter traits they rely on. Native pollinators and native plants have evolved together and are often a perfect match. ☺️

31/05/2026

🚨 Set a reminder—put it on your calendar, tell a friend, write it on your hand, do whatever it takes so you don’t forget!

This is one of your residential HHW drop-off opportunities in Marion this year. Next year, the event will rotate to another county.

If you miss this one, no worries—DKMM also offers weekday drop-offs by appointment till September. But this is your only no-appointment Saturday option!

👉 For ALL the details, visit our website: https://www.marioncountyohio.gov/news_detail_T4_R163.php

Or contact DKMM for more information at 419-751-2290.

31/05/2026

Don’t make it awkward 😅

📦 Before recycling cardboard boxes, remove:
🚫 Plastic film
🚫 Bubble wrap
🚫 Air pillows
🚫 Styrofoam

These materials don’t belong in recycling and can create contamination and litter in our community.

♻️ Recycle clean cardboard only 💚

30/05/2026

Big shoutout to MVA Church of Christ in Marion for hosting a free cycle for the community! ♻️✨

A great way to keep usable items out of the landfill and back in use—free for everyone, supporting reuse, reducing waste, and strengthening community sharing.

Visit their website for details: https://mva.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3573590

30/05/2026

💡 Did you know?
Recycling cardboard saves valuable space, may lower disposal costs, and gives old boxes a new life as new cardboard and paper products.

📦 Want to start recycling cardboard at your school, business, or organization?
The DKMM Waste Study Implementation Grant can help you get started:
https://dkmm.org/grants/

♻️ 👉 Recycle cardboard the right way:
✔️ Keep it clean and dry
✔️ Flatten all boxes
✔️ Remove plastic film, bubble wrap, air pillows, and Styrofoam
✔️ Place it LOOSE (never bagged)

29/05/2026

📺🔌Schedule an appointment with us in Marion! We have openings for residents next week June 4th!

📞Leave a VM: 740-223-4120 or 📧Email: [email protected]