HAMILTON COUNTY, OH (FOX19) - The Hamilton County Recycling and Solid Waste District’s free residential computer equipment and television drop-off program will be open on Saturday, August 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the CSI/Republic Transfer Station located at 10751 Evendale Drive.

This program will not be open any other Saturday in August. 

Special weekend collection times are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the following Saturdays:

• August 11
• September 8
• October 13

Hamilton County residents can also drop-off their unwanted computer equipment/TVs Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. through October 31, excluding holidays. Since the program opened on May 1, residents have recycled more than 68,000 pounds of electronic waste.

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - The Main Library’s Information & Reference Department is hosting a series of programs in partnership with area organizations that emphasize education, preservation, and community building to help our environment.

Partners include: the Central Ohio River Valley Local Foods Initiative, a grassroots effort to educate our community about the value of locally and sustainable grown food while connecting them with local growers/farmers and markets; Imago Earth Center, an ecological organization that works to create ways people can live in harmony with the environment; and Enright Ridge Urban Ecovillage, a community of people fostering a sustainable urban neighborhood that promotes social and economic well-being while contributing to preserving our planet.

Recycling and You - Wednesday, July 11, 7:00 p.m., Main Library

The process of taking care of our planet begins with you.

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19)  – Metro and the Sierra Club are spreading the word about the benefits of riding public transportation in honor of Dump the Pump Day 2012.

Events in Cincinnati include:

• A “random act of greenness” on Monday, June 18 from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Anderson Kroger Fuel Center, 7580 Beechmont Ave. Metro and the Sierra Club will provide giveaways and encourage drivers to consider the bus as an alternative to driving every day.
• Metro and the Sierra Club will have booths the 7th annual Paddlefest Kid’s Outdoor Adventure Expo at Coney Island on Thursday, June 21 from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.