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Council adopts five-year Richland County solid waste plan update

Mansfield City Council · September 15, 2026

Summary

Council approved a resolution adopting the five-year Richland County solid waste management plan; the mayor said the county board recommended approval and noted landfill and recycling oversight and a deputy focusing on litter enforcement.

Council moved and approved a resolution to adopt the five-year update of the Richland County solid waste management plan.

"So we did adopt this as the solid waste management board," the mayor said, noting the board's oversight of landfills and recycling and the board's support for the plan. Council recorded the motion for final passage and voted 8–0.

Members discussed how the county's deputy focused on litter and dumping and how the city could coordinate with county resources and volunteer-sponsored dumpster days. The mayor noted a state demolition grant is open that could pair with legislated demolition orders to reduce local funding needs.

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