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Environmental
Health Division
Solid Waste
Landfills:
Logan County has one licensed solid
waste facility. Cherokee Run
Landfill, located on State Route 68 in Bellefontaine, accepts municipal solid
waste, including household, commercial, and industrial waste. It does not accept
asbestos, but will accept tires for a fee.
The Logan County Health District assists the Ohio
Environmental Protection Agency with inspections of the facility to make sure
that they are in compliance with Ohio's Solid Waste and Infectious Waste regulations.
Construction
& Demolition Debris Landfills:
Construction and demolitions debris results from the
alteration, destruction or construction of a manmade structure.
Regulations to monitor this kind of waste have been in effect since 1996.
All facilities must have a license.
This license is usually issued by the Board of Health, but can also be
issued by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
Construction and demolition debris facilities must be inspected at least
quarterly by the licensing authority. Some of the rules under
Ohio
Revised Code 3745-37 are:
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Construction
and demolition debris must be easily identifiable
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Facilities
can not accept hazardous, infectious, or liquid wastes (unless otherwise
permitted by the OEPA)
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Facilities
can accept tree stumps, trunks, and branches that are larger than 4” in
diameter
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Access
to the facility must be restricted by gates, etc.
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Litter
and scavenging at the site must be controlled
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A
barrier must block visibility of the facility if there is an inhabited
building within 500 ft.
Additional requirements can be placed on a facility by the
licensing authority.
Open Dumping:
Over 100 reports of open dumping are received at the Health Department
annually. It is illegal to dump anything other than clean, hard fill in
Ohio. Only concrete, asphalt, brick and similar materials constitute clean
hard fill.
When property owners are financially or otherwise unable to clean up
open dumping, the environmental and health hazards presented must still be
addressed, therefore, open dumping costs the taxpayer millions of dollars
statewide each year in clean up costs.
Report open dumping in Logan County to
LCHD@loganhealth.org
or call the Health District office at 937.592.9040.
Composting Facilities:
Yard trimmings and food
residuals together constitute 24 percent of the U.S. municipal solid waste
stream. That's a lot of waste to send to landfills when it could become
useful and environmentally beneficial compost instead!
Composting offers the obvious
benefits of resource efficiency and creating a useful product from organic
waste that would otherwise have been landfilled.
Regulations for composting facilities are set forth by the Ohio EPA.
The Logan County Health District performs inspections to ensure compliance
with composting requirements.
Several yard waste composting sites exist in Logan County.
Many villages
and the City of Bellefontaine maintain sites for residential yard waste. Contact your municipal office for
locations and times.
An alternative is to create a
compost pile in your backyard or indoors, depending on your available space.
Backyard and indoor composting are most suitable for households to convert
small quantities of organic materials, such as yard trimmings and food
scraps, into compost that can be spread in garden beds, under shrubs, or use
it as potting soil for outdoor plants.
Before you begin composting,
you should understand the
composting process.
Infectious Waste Generators:
Infectious waste, also
known as medical waste or biohazardous waste, is material that was used in
health care, research, or postmortem exams.
Infectious
waste generators are governed by Ohio Administrative Code 3745-27-30.
Contact:
Further
information about the Solid Waste program is available by contacting a sanitarian
at (937) 592-9040, or e-mail LCHD@loganhealth.org.
Codes
and Regulations:
Current
Ohio Administrative Codes and Ohio Revised Codes administered by the Ohio
Environmental Protection Agency
Resources:
Ohio
Environmental Protection Agency
Ohio
Department of Health
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