COLUMBUS, OH -- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) will present the Washington County Commissioners with a $15,000 check on Tuesday, February 27, initiating a new litter prevention and education program for the county. The presentation will take place at 9:15 a.m. in the Delta Queen Room of the Lafayette Hotel, 101 Front Street, Marietta.
Washington County is one of six Ohio communities chosen to pilot "Take Pride, Ohio!," a statewide litter prevention and revitalization program coordinated by ODNR's Division of Recycling & Litter Prevention. During the next year, each pilot community will create an individual, comprehensive litter prevention and education program which will focus on litter prevention, volunteerism and economic revitalization to assist in the cleanup of blighted areas.
"Take Pride, Ohio! pilot communities will help the state design a sustainable litter prevention program that can be adapted to any Ohio community," said Michael Canfield, chief of the Division of Recycling & Litter Prevention. "We look forward to sharing this valuable information with the state's local recycling and litter prevention programs next year."
In addition to Washington County, other communities and counties tapped for initial "Take Pride, Ohio!" litter prevention and education activities are Allen County, Butler County/City of Hamilton, Guernsey County, City of Mansfield and Montgomery County.