Category Archives: News

Community news and articles of interest

Bainbridge Recycling Center Accepting Glass for Recycling

1 Feb
RECI_Admin 0

The Bainbridge Township recycling center, located adjacent to the service department at 17800 Haskins Road, is once again accepting glass for recycling. As always, glass recycling is limited to glass originally used for packaged food and beverages – NOT items such as wine glasses, drinking glasses, vases, windows and the like. (Good rule of thumb is if it did not originally have a lid on it, it is likely not recyclable.)

Please place all recyclable glass in the proper receptacle at the recycling center and do NOT put glass or any other recyclable items in plastic bags of any kind. Visit the Bainbridge Township website http://bainbridgetwp.com/ for more information about this and other township services.

Pulte discusses parklands around proposed development on former Sea World site – CVT 7-4-2019

13 Jul
RECI_Admin 0

Chagrin Valley Today, July 4 2019 – Pulte officials met with Aurora City officials to discuss further details of the their proposed mixed-use development on the former Sea World site adjacent to the Geauga Lake Amusement park and next to the River’s Edge Community.  Pulte said the plans include about 112 acres of parkland surrounding the homes and commercial development as well as medical and professional offices off Squire Road.

Read the full Chagrin Valley Today article.

Residents question Pulte plan’s density of houses, impact on schools

26 May
RECI_Admin 0

Chagrin Valley Today: More about the Pulte development plan for Cedar Fair property. Aurora residents have expressed concerns about the environmental impact, concentration of houses and possible effect on the school district at a presentation by Pulte at the city Planning Commission on their plans for development of some of the former Sea World site.  Read more about it here.

Pulte has proposed a conceptual development plan with 321 homes, offices, retail stores and walking paths on about 247 acres of the former Cedar Fair property.  Read post.

Amidst recycling woes local communities consider trash hauler consolidation

4 May
RECI_Admin 0

As recycling options become increasingly limited in many local communities due to the disruptions in the global recycling market, proposals in South Russel and Bainbridge townships call for considering consolidation of trash haulers.  The thinking is that consolidating trash hauling contractors to a single contractor for the community may offer more recycling options such as curbside recycling and reduce trash truck traffic, but it could also reduce competition for trash hauling.  Read more about the proposals: in South Russel township here and in Bainbridge township here.  Please let us know your thoughts by posting comments below (login required).

Here are some references where you can read about the disruptions in the global recycling market and how they are leading to recycling woes in local communities:

Market forces put America’s recycling industry in the dumps

U.S. Recycling Woes Pile Up as China Escalates Ban

Malaysia bans import of plastic recycling scrap

Bainbridge joins county bid for Swagelok headquarters – CVT06-15-2018

15 Jun
RECI_Admin 0

Chagrin Valley Today, July 15, 2018.  Bainbridge Township officials joined municipalities across Northeast Ohio trying to attract the proposed Swagelok global headquarters.  The former Geauga Lake amusement park is being proposed as a site that would benefit both Bainbridge and Swagelok and would complement Swagelok’s manufacturing in Solon.  The company is looking to invest $30M to $50M for the project.  Read the full article here.