Everyday construction, demolition and household debris all goes in. The exclusions are the standard Ohio set plus a few local habits worth breaking.
Ohio bars whole tires from landfill statewide, so tires come out of a load and go to a scrap tire route. Summit County Public Health runs a scrap tire function and publishes guidance on it.
Liquids are out everywhere, and in Ohio that is enforced at the transfer station as well as the landfill. Paint, gasoline, oil, thinners, solvents and any free-flowing liquid stay out of the container.
Household hazardous waste has its own destination here, described below, and it is a good one. Paints, pesticides, pool chemicals, cleaners, batteries and fluorescent tubes should all go that way rather than into a construction load.
Asbestos is prohibited outright. On a Stow house built before the mid-seventies, pipe lagging, floor tile and some siding are the usual places it turns up, and finding it in week one is much cheaper than finding it at the gate.
Refrigerated appliances, which means refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers and air conditioners, need their refrigerant removed by a certified professional before disposal. Electronics and televisions have their own recycling routes as well.
Mercury is the one people miss. Thermostats, thermometers and fluorescent tubes all contain it, and the county health district publishes specific guidance on mercury spills. Pull them before the walls come down, not after.
If you are unsure, call your account manager before it goes in the container.