Waste Reduction District

We are the county’s local authority for information about recycling, yard waste, and household hazardous waste (HHW) services. Our work covers a wide range of tasks related to many aspects of waste management. Our daily tasks include:

Managing waste and recycling drop off facilities throughout the county
Providing household hazardous waste collection to county residents
Tracking and reporting waste and recycling volumes to IDEM
Maintaining environmental compliance for the county’s closed landfill
Responding to waste-related violations of Monroe county code
Managing the Adopt-a-Road Program for roadside litter collection
Creating educational materials and delivering them to local classrooms
Performing waste audit and recycling collection for members of our Green Business Network.

In addition to our daily tasks, we work to fulfill our mission of reducing waste going to final disposal (landfill or incineration) though a variety of goals and objectives.