From the Director
2001 was another busy year for the District. Our annual Round-Up events successfully removed more than 1,490 tons of tires, phone books, computers and hazardous materials from the waste stream. Community participation in these events was at an all time high. 58 of our 59 cities took advantage of these programs. Thank you all for your participation and support. We also initiated some new projects in 2001.

We hired Kids Matter Theater to perform an educational recycling and litter prevention show for over 1,000 children in 17 schools. We contracted with the Green Building Coalition to undertake a construction debris recycling project as we begin to identify ways to increase recovery of recyclables at construction sites. We helped secure a grant for a local private recycler to turn curbside collected glass into a construction aggregate. And, we conducted waste audits within the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the Cleveland Metroparks which helped expand recycling efforts in these two natural jewels.

Lastly, we implemented a recycling reporting system designed to publicize community recycling programs. Communities are now required to annually report to the District their recycling collection tonnages. The 2001 recycling data will be compiled into a Recycling Report. The purpose of the report is to make the public aware of the impact of community recycling programs in the county; to encourage better participation in these programs; and in some cases, to challenge communities to improve their recycling services.

Recycling is as important today as it has ever been. Recycling conserves precious natural resources and energy and creates manufacturing jobs. Waste destined for landfills does not go away. We must all be mindful of the effect our disposal habits have on our environment.

District Finances 2001
The Solid Waste District is funded by a "Generation Fee", which is a $1.00 charge levied on each ton of solid waste generated in Cuyahoga County and disposed in Ohio. This revenue is used to implement the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste Management Plan through programs and services provided to the community.

Total "Generation Fee" Revenue		$1,830,556.12**
Total District Expenditures		$2,071,066.70
Expense Breakdown
1.	Personnel	$283,143.58
2.	District Programs and Services	$1,006,387.54
3.	District Operating Expenses	$94,953.25
4.	Ohio EPA Solid Waste Planning	$154,451.92
5.	Boards of Health Solid Waste Facility Inspections	$496,160.00
6.	Indirect County Fees	$35,970.67

** Revenue figure does not include December fees. District�s cash reserve used to bridge year-end expenditures.

Round Up of 2001 Collection Programs

Paint & Pesticide Round-Up	611 tons of hazardous waste collected in 2001 42 communities plus 3,409 households served in 2001 2,211 tons collected since 1996
Computer Round-Up	160 tons of computers recycled in 2001 29 communities plus 1,218 households served in 2001 260 tons collected since 2000
Scrap Tire Round-Up	292 tons of tires recycled in 2001 34 communities served in 2001 1,666 tons collected since 1998
Phone Book Recycling Campaign	428 tons of phone books recycled in 2001 16 communities participated in 2001 4,250 tons collected since 1993
Mercury Collection Program	314 households served in 2001 368 households served since 1999
Litter Collection Program	19,954 bags of litter collected in 2001 47 communities served in 2001 123,687 bags of litter collected since 1990
Newspaper Marketing Cooperative	4,314 tons of newspaper recycled in 2001 11 communities participated in 2001 55,866 tons recycled since 1994

Education Round Up
Educating the public about recycling and waste reduction is a key priority for the District. Our outreach tools include a web site, a recycling hotline, teacher resources, and a variety of publications. The District also employs a full-time environmental education specialist to conduct presentations for schools and community groups as well as conduct teacher workshops. Our outreach efforts are tallied below. In 2001, the Solid Waste District:

• Responded to 4,122 information requests to its Recycling Hotline.
• Received 56,869 "hits" on its web site.
• Distributed 63,213 publications.
• Conducted 90 recycling presentations with audiences totaling 6,708.
• Conducted teacher workshops for 62 teachers.