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Sustainability Efforts

E Waste Bin in parking lotWorking with Summit E-Waste, several park locations feature collection bins for electronic recycling.  Typical items that fit in the bin include: computers, printers, game consoles, stereos, strings of holiday lights, power adapters, cords and wires, batteries, and ink/toner cartridges.  For larger items, please consider waiting until special collection event days or contact Summit E-Waste for other options.  

E-Waste Recycling Bin Locations

2026 Collection Events: 

Stark Parks will host three special drop-off events in 2026 where community members can recycle electronic waste to Summit E-Waste and donate gently used items to Goodwill of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio.  Dates and locations include:

  • April 22 – Tam O’Shanter Park, Canton | 4 p.m.–7 p.m.
  • August 15 – Sippo Lake Park, Perry Township | 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
  • October 24 – 9700 Cleveland Ave. SE, Magnolia | 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

Compost Bin Collection and Locations

Compost collection bins in partnership with Rubber City Reuse are also available for dropping off food scraps including fruits and vegetables (no stickers), meat, bones, seafood, shellfish and egg shells, bread, pasta, grains, legumes and nuts, dairy products (limit liquids), leftovers and spoiled food, coffee grounds, filters and tea bags (no staples), paper napkins (with no chemicals) and BPI-certified products, including bags, cups, cutlery and packaging.  

Compost Station Bin in Park

Please only drop off non-bagged items unless the bag is BPI-certified. Do not include trash, yard waste, oil or shortening, plastic bags, plastic foam, twist ties or recyclables (plastic, glass, paper, cardboard, metal or cans). 

 

Earth Day Everyday Volunteer and Service Series

Globe with Earth behind Earth Day Everyday textOfficially recognized on April 22, Stark Parks will be hosting Earth Day events in April and throughout the year.  There are not too many things that every person in this world has in common, but one thing is sharing this planet together.

On Earth Day, we look at what we have done in the past and what we hope to do in the future from a personal perspective and a larger community.  We invite you to come together with other individuals, families, and groups and show appreciation for our mother earth by participating in service activities and programs.  Previous Earth Day Everyday efforts have removed illegally dumped tires, removed fast-growing invasive species like garlic mustard, privet, and teasel, rive and creek clean-ups, collection and cleaning of over 16 species of native plants (roughly 20,000 seeds planted in the park), trash and litter removal, habitat restoration, and special E-Waste and Goodwill Donation Drop-off events.  

In 2025, Stark Parks collected 12,850 pounds of electronic waste across multiple park locations and 17,045 pounds of compost at the compost bin near the Wildlife Conservation Center at Sippo Lake Park.

2026 Schedule

Earth Day Everyday: Garlic Mustard Challenge
May 2, 9 to 11 a.m.
Sippo Lake Park-Wildlife Conservation Center

Stark Parks has joined the annual garlic mustard pulling contest against the City of Green, Put-In-Bay, Portage Park District, and others. Join us at the Wildlife Conservation Center to help Stark County come out on top! Garlic mustard, an invasive weed that poses a threat to our native plants and wildlife, is easily pulled by hand. In rare cases it can be mildly irritating to the skin, so wear long sleeves and pants and bring your competitive spirit as we pull this plant from the ground and bag them so the seeds cannot spread in more areas.  Registration coming soon.