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. For more details on these collections, as well as other options for ongoing collections in the Delaware, Knox, Marion, Morrow District, please check back to this website soon.

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. 

String lights are considered contamination if placed with regular household recycling.  Do your part to recycle right and take your unwanted and broken string lights to one of the designated locations.  For more information, click on the link here.  Enter to win a birdfeeder made out of recycled plastic while you drop off your lights.

The DKMM 2022 Household Hazardous Waste Events have concluded for the year. Thank you to all of the Delaware, Knox, Marion, Morrow residents who attended an event and recycled their materials properly.  We will begin planning for the 2023 year soon, and will have more information regarding dates and locations posted around late February to early March.  For an immediate disposal option or information, contact Environmental Enterprise, Inc at (614) 294-1300.  Fees for non-Franklin County residents will apply.