The Ohio Chapter of the Washington-based National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) has released economic impact data on the waste and recycling industries statewide for the first time. Ohio NWRA members have been meeting the week of May 11, 2015, with legislators and regulators in conjunction with the chapter’s annual meeting to discuss the positive impact of the waste and recycling industries in the Buckeye State.
In Ohio, nearly $6.7 billion in direct, indirect and payroll-induced economic activity is generated by the industry, according to newly released NWRA state economic impact analysis.
NWRA says its members are significant contributors to state economies nationwide, providing high-quality careers and well-paying jobs while providing services that are essential to waste removal, recycling and environmental protection.
In Ohio, the private waste and recycling industries:
- employ 14,000 people;
- have a total annual payroll in excess of $638 million;
- generate annual revenue of $3.1 billion; and
- pay average annual compensation of $45,867.
When the activity of the waste and recycling industries with other industries is calculated, overall impact to the state economy of the waste and recycling industries in Ohio is more than $6.6 billion annually, NWRA says.
“The waste and recycling industry directly impacts all Ohio businesses and residents,” says Kathy Trent, chairman of the Ohio Chapter of the NWRA and director of government affairs for Waste Management Inc., Houston. “Our industry contributes to our state economy in many ways: through high-paying jobs, the combined payroll of our membership and also through the broader impact we have doing business with other industries in the state.”
NWRA says its analysis is based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 County Business Patterns data, the 2007 Economic Census and the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis RIMS II regional multiplier. The U.S. Bureau of the Census North American Industry Classification Code used for the analysis is 562.
NWRA is a leading organization providing leadership, advocacy, research, education and safety expertise for the waste and recycling industries. The association says it advocates at the federal, state and local levels on all issues of importance to its member companies. The Ohio Chapter of NWRA represents the private sector waste and recycling industries statewide.