Allen County August drop-off recycling schedule released

LIMA — The North Central Ohio Solid Waste District has announced the August schedule for its drop-off recycling programs in Allen County.

• American Township: 2:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1 in the northwest corner of the Lima Mall parking lot, 2400 Elida Road, Lima

• Cairo/Monroe Township: 2:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8 on South Wall Street, Cairo

• Bath Township: 2:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 at the Bath Township Hall, 2880 Ada Road, Lima

• Gomer Boy Scouts: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 17 at Uncle Al’s Pizza, 4305 Lincoln Highway, Gomer

• Harrod/Auglaize Township: Noon to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20 in the parking lot at the Allen East Community Center, 9520 Harrod Road, Harrod

• Lafayette/Jackson Township: 2:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20 in the parking lot east of the fire station, 215 E. Sugar St., Lafayette

• Delphos: 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 at Delphos Fuel and Truck Wash, 1770 E. Fifth St., Delphos

Acceptable items include paper, including newspapers, magazines, cereal boxes, telephone books, junk mail, office paper and brown paper grocery bags; cardboard, which must be flattened and no larger than two square feet; rinsed plastic bottles and jugs labeled #1 and #2 only; rinsed green, brown and clear glass food jars and bottles and rinsed metal cans, including aluminum, steel and tin cans. Plastic bags will not be accepted.