Summit-Akron Solid Waste Management Authority

This updated Solid Waste Management Plan for Summit County, covering 2021-2036, aims to reduce reliance on landfills and achieve state recycling and reduction goals. Key priorities include maintaining and expanding existing recycling and waste diversion programs, increasing efforts in food waste management, enhancing public outreach and education, utilizing the Community Recycling Assistance Grant, and establishing a new service center alongside relocated administrative offices. The plan also focuses on ensuring adequate landfill capacity, improving data collection for recycling, and maintaining financial stability to support service expansion.

This Solid Waste Management Plan Update for Summit Akron Solid Waste Management Authority (ReWorks) outlines a strategy to reduce reliance on landfills and increase solid waste reuse, recycling, and waste minimization. Key priorities include continuing existing recycling and waste diversion programs, enhancing food waste management, increasing community outreach and education on recycling, optimizing the Community Recycling Assistance Grant, and relocating administrative offices to include a service center. The plan aims to ensure adequate disposal capacity for Summit County and achieve state waste reduction and recycling goals, specifically Goal 2, while supporting Goal 1.