2/21/18 – 5:30 A.M.

Putnam County has earned recognition for its recycling efforts. WLIO-TV reports the League of Ohio Sportsmen recently presented the county with an award. Commissioner John Love tells the TV station that their industry customers have a 98% recycling rate. beyond that, their commercial and residential customers have a 95% recycling rate.

Putnam County has a 24-hour recycling center in Ottawa and has also set up bins at schools in the county.

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