Ohio Rev. Code § 343.02 (2026)

A board of county commissioners or board of directors of a county or joint solid waste management district may contract with any person, municipal corporation, township, or other political subdivision located within or outside its district for the furnishing to the district or joint district of solid waste collection, storage, transfer, disposal, recycling, processing, or resource recovery services.

When consistent with the solid waste management plans approved under section 3734.55 of the Revised Code or amended solid waste management plan approved under section 3734.56 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners or directors of a county or joint district may enter into an agreement with the board of county commissioners or directors of another county or joint district authorizing the joint use of facilities within the districts. To the extent consistent with the plans or amended plans of the districts involved, the boards of county commissioners or directors of the districts may enter into a joint use agreement upon such terms and for such lengths of time as the boards consider appropriate.