DKMM will hold it's annual Household Hazardous Waste one-day collection in Mt. Gilead this year at the Morrow County Fairgrounds on April 22, 2023 from 9 am - 1 pm (more information regarding this collection can be found by clicking on the link posted here). The one-day collection for electronics will be held at the  Delaware County Fairgrounds on June 3, 2023 from 9 am - 1 pm (more information regarding this collection can be found by clicking on the link here). The Knox County Household Hazardous Waste Collection held the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month will resume in April and run through September (more information regarding this collection can be found by clicking on the link provided here). Proof of ID will be required at all collections as they are for Delaware, Knox, Marion and Morrow residents only.

In partnership with Price Farms Organics, the City of Delaware and the Delaware Public Health Department, city residents can now compost food waste for free.  Collection buckets can be picked up at the City of Delaware Public Works Department or at Price Farms Organics.  More information can be found here by clicking on this link and then scrolling down the page.