COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) will present Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission members with a $20,000 check on Thursday, March 8, to initiate a new litter prevention and education program for the county. The presentation will take place at 9 a.m. in the Main Ballroom of the Holiday Inn, 1920 Roschman Ave., Lima.
Allen County is one of six Ohio communities chosen to pilot "Take Pride, Ohio!," a statewide litter prevention and revitalization program coordinated by ODNR Division of Recycling & Litter Prevention (DRLP). During the next year, each pilot community will create an individual, comprehensive litter prevention and education program to serve its citizens. These programs will combine litter prevention, volunteerism and economic revitalization to assist in the cleanup of neglected areas.
"The Take Pride, Ohio! pilot communities will help ODNR design a sustainable litter prevention program that can be adapted for any other Ohio community," said Michael Canfield, chief of the Division of Recycling & Litter Prevention. "We're looking forward to sharing this valuable information with the state's local recycling and litter prevention programs next year."
In addition to Allen County, other communities and counties tapped for "Take Pride, Ohio!" litter prevention and education activities are Butler County/City of Hamilton, Guernsey County, City of Mansfield, Montgomery County and Washington County.