Curbside recycling is returning in Summit Township, but this time residents will pay for it. The township has been without curbside pickup for almost two years, since Raccoon Refuse went out of business in August 2022. The former Mill Village-based company had been contracted by the township to provide recycling service for residents.
Summit residents arrange and pay for trash collection. An ordinance passed by township supervisors on March 4 requires residents to arrange and pay for recycling service as well. The new curbside service will be provided by residents’ trash hauler at an additional monthly charge.
“We didn’t want one company monopolizing the service,” township recycling coordinator Michelle Nesselhauf said. Haulers will accept newsprint, cardboard, office paper, paperboard boxes, plastic containers, aluminum drink cans and metal food cans left at the curb in 65-gallon “toters” provided by the township.