Recycling

Paper | Cell Phones | Christmas Trees

You don't have to buy a hybrid car or install solar panels on your roof to become a better steward of the environment. You can start by recycling paper, cell phones – even your Christmas tree.

Paper
You may dispose of newspapers, magazines, catalogs and office paper in several recycling bins, available at the following locations during regular hours:

Cascade Valley Metro Park / Oxbow Firestone Metro Park / Tuscarawas Meadows Firestone Metro Park / Warner Road Goodyear Heights Metro Park / Main Entrance Gorge Metro Park / Main Entrance Sand Run Metro Park / Lone Spruce Sand Run Metro Park / Old Portage Sand Run Metro Park / Wadsworth Towpath Trail / Memorial Parkway

Cell Phones
Recycling your old cell phone reduces waste and can prevent harmful chemicals from reaching groundwater or polluting the air. Bins for cell phones are available at the following locations during regular hours:

F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm 10 a.m to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday Sand Run Metro Park / Administrative Offices 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday

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Christmas Trees
We 'recycle' trees, cleaned of all decorations and tinsel, by chipping them into mulch. You may drop off your live tree at the following locations, December 26 through January 31:

Firestone Metro Park / Little Turtle Furnace Run / Brushwood Goodyear Heights / Main Entrance Sand Run Metro Park / Treaty Line Silver Creek Metro Park / Big Oak

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Where the Wild Things Are
Schumacher Valley remains one of the most rugged areas within the city of Akron.

Courtney Park
The large boulder and plaque at the corner of Merriman Road and Portage Path in Akron is located on the former Courtney Park – the first land acquired by Metro Parks.