The Jefferson-Belmont Regional Solid Waste Authority is launching the first foam recycling program in the state of Ohio. JB Green Team Executive Director Anita Petrella said she believes this is the first program of its kind in the state due to Styrofoam being a difficult material to recycle.
In an effort to cut down on the amount of such foam in the environment, the new program offers foam recycling at five of JB Green Team鈥檚 recycling locations in Belmont County and five of its Jefferson County sites. 鈥淲e put five bins out in community sites, and this is really booming. It鈥檚 booming in both counties. We emptied everything out yesterday, and they鈥檙e full again today,鈥� Petrella said.
She noted that the five locations in Jefferson County are at Fort Steuben Mall, Tiltonsville鈥檚 recycling dropoff location, Toronto鈥檚 dropoff location, Adena鈥檚 dropoff site and Bergholz鈥檚 dropoff location. The Belmont County locations are at old fairgrounds and near Ohio 331 in St. Clairsville, Martins Ferry City Garage, Shadyside鈥檚 dropoff location and Barnesville鈥檚 Harmony Road dropoff location. According to JB Green Team鈥檚 website, its mission is to eliminate the myths and stigmas surrounding foam recycling by establishing a scalable, effective model that works across the country.