CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Keep Cincinnati Beutiful and Whole Foods invited residents to take part in an electronic waste recycle event over the weekend.

The “One Stop Drop”, was held Saturday in honor of America Recycles Day. Residents were encouraged to participate by bringing hard-to-recycle items like electronic waste to one convenient drop off location for free recycling. 2TRG, an e-StewardsÒ certified electronics recycler, provided free recycling for a wide variety of electronic waste including computer monitors, audio equipment, printers, and more. They collected over 17,000 pounds of e-waste and dozens of TVs.

The e-waste will be diverted from the landfill and recycled locally at 2TRG’s Blue Ash facility. 

MADISONVILLE, OH (FOX19) - Fifth Third bank announced on Thursday that they have been recognized as Recycling at Work Program of the Year by the Hamilton County Recycling and Solid Waste District. 

The Recycling at Work Program of the Year award recognizes an organization that has implemented a successful, comprehensive recycling program that makes recycling and waste reduction options available to all employees.

Fifth Third’s Madisonville campus recycling program was implemented one year ago in November 2011 on the occasion of America Recycles Day. The program operates at the George A. Schaefer, Jr. Madisonville Operations Center and the Madisonville Operations Building, both located in Cincinnati on Interstate 71.  More than 5,000 Fifth Third Bank employees work at the two facilities. 

BLUE ASH, OH (FOX19) - Whether you’re already a green thumb or looking for a plant or two to help get you started, the Blue Ash Park maintenance department is hosting an event on Saturday get the ball rolling.

The City of Blue Ash will host a fall plant swap from 9 to 11 a.m. on Sept. 29 in the parking lot of the Blue Ash Recreation Center (adjacent to the tennis courts). The event encourages attendees to bring a plant from their own garden and exchange it for another brought by a fellow resident.

The Blue Ash Park Maintenance Department will also have several perennials available for attendees to take home, including Black Eye Susan’s, Liriope, Daylilies, Coreopsis, Iris and Sedum along with a collection of ornamental grasses.

For more information, contact Mandi Brock at mbrock@blueash.com or call the Parks Maintenance Dept. at (513) 686-1270.