Countdown to Earth Day!

The outline of a green lightbulb containing an icon of the Earth inside it

Hilliard’s Electricity is Now Green!

January 1, 2024

Hefty ReNew Cycle: 1) Collect hard to recycle plastics, 2) Add to recycling or drop off, 3) Sorted at recycling facility, 4) Processed into valued resources

Hefty RENEW Recycling Program

August 25, 2024

April 4, 2024

Welcome to Earth Day in Hilliard, Ohio!

Like last year, Hilliard's Earth Day celebration will be held at the Franklin County Fairgrounds with our partners 4H and the Walk and Serve event!

The Walk and Serve event begins at 8:00 am shortly after the the 4H Clover 5K, which will start at 7:30 am. Please enter Walk and Serve through Gate 3.

Our recycling event starts at 10:00am and runs until 1:00pm. Please enter the recycling event through Gate 5 on Northwest Parkway.

The map to the right illustrates event traffic flow.

This event will feature five opportunities to recycle and reuse the refuse you want to be rid of.

Earth Day Page

Map of 2024 Earth Day event at the Franklin County Fairgrounds. Labels indicate entrances and major driving stops for items to be reused or recycled. Gate 3: Walk and Serve Entrance. Green arrows pointing south lead to buildings holding the Walk and Serve Event. Gate 4: Exit. Red arrows pointing north indicate that all cars leave all events through gate 4. Volunteer Parking is highlighted in yellow. Gate 5: Recycling Entrance: orange, black, blue, and purple arrows point to respective drop off areas, such as Electronics: Recycling RenTek (orange), Home Goods: Reuse, MidOhio ReStore (purple), Styrofoam: Recycling City of Hilliard (dark blue), Clothing: Reuse Volunteers of a America (dark blue), and Paper Shredding: Black Ops Destruction (black)

Street Closure Alert

Starting April 8, there will be a two-week closure to reconstruct the Main and Center streets intersection and repair the railroad track pavement.

Electronics

RenTek will gladly RECYCLE broken electronics and keep their often toxic components out of the landfill.

Home Goods

Our partner MidOhio ReStore with Habitat for Humanity will gladly put your working, gently used home appliances to good REUSE.

Styrofoam

The City of Hilliard will collect more Styrofoam to be mechanically condensed and RECYCLED in our densifier, the first in the Columbus area.

Clothing

Please welcome our new partner, Volunteers for America, who will gather all of your gently used clothing for REUSE.

Paper Shredding

BlackOps Destruction will safely shred any excess documents right on site so that you can feel confident that your information is secure as the papers are RECYCLED.

Bring a great clean energy to Spring 2024!