Special Collection Events
Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Day
Tire and/or Electronics Drop-Off Days
- Ross County Tire & Electronic Recycling Event - June 19, 2021 8 am - 12 pm at the Ross County Fairgrounds
- Pickaway County Tire & Electronic Recycling Event - May 22, 2021 8 am - 12 pm at the Pickaway County Highway Dept.
- Highland County Tire & Electronic Recycling Event - September 25, 2021 8am-12 pm at Highland County Community Action
- Fayette County Electronic Recycling Event (NO TIRES ACCEPTED AT THIS EVENT) - November 12, 2021 8am - 2pm at 1580 Robinson Road, WCH
Live Christmas Tree Recycling
- 2022 Dates TBA
Education Outreach Events
For more information about upcoming educational events, please contact the RPHF Solid Waste District at 740-420-5452.
- Earth Day Sidewalk Chalk Challenge - Kindergarten & First grade classrooms only
- Scioto River Waterway Cleanup - Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 9 am.
Billboard Contest
We host a creative drawing billboard contest for all 5th graders in the four county district. The winning billboards (1 per county) are displayed the month of April in observance of Earth Day. Please have all entries submitted by February 12th, 2021.
2021 Billboard Contest:
2021 Billboard Contest Results:
- Ross County - Sophie Hanes at Unioto
- Pickaway County - Abigail Hegarty at Walnut Elementary
- Highland County - Khloe Welling at Fairfield Local
- Fayette County - Emily Parsley at Miami Trace
2020 Billboard Contest Results:
- Ross County (4087 OLD US 35 1 MI W/O RT 138): Jack, Ross County Christian Academy
- Pickaway County (US 23 .5mi S/O S Bloomfield): Briar, Ashville Elementary
- Highland County (318 ROUTE 138 & ROUTE 28): Meghan, Bright Elementary
- Fayette County (1195 St. 22 W .5mi E/O Rt 35 WCH): Nora, Miami Trace Elementary
2019 Contest Results:
Become a Volunteer
The RPHF Solid Waste District is searching for people like you to help clean up litter around the public recycling drop-off sites. If you would like to help clean up your community, please email Lauren Grooms at lgrooms@pickawaycountyohio.gov