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The barriers to rural recycling

storage garage with recycling information
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Earlham College

You may not think twice about dropping something in a recycling bin. But what if you live in a rural community?

On Cincinnati Edition, we discuss the challenges to rural recycling, making it more accessible and a plan to build a “traveling recycling trailer” to bring the service to more people.

Correction: During the program, a caller incorrectly stated that a local Lowe's location accepts fluorescent tubes for recycling, this is incorrect, they accept CFL lights.

Guests:

  • Molly Yeager Broadwater, corporate communications manager, Rumpke Waste & Recycling
  • Penny Ausmus, executive director, East Central Indiana Recycle and Reuse Center

Beginning at noon, call 513-419-7100 or email talk@wvxu.org to have your voice heard on this topic. You can catch a recorded replay at 8 p.m.

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Updated: March 31, 2026 at 3:08 PM EDT
This segment first aired Feb. 9, 2026.
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