Resources for Residents

Learn more about area resources and programs to help residents become more sustainable.

Composting

Residents can sign up for a Community Supported Composting program offered by Rust Belt Riders. For $5 a month, residents can drop off their compost at specially marked bins at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes. Rust Belt Riders composts all household food scraps and BPI Certified products. Later this year, Rust Belt will roll out a residential pick up service in Shaker ($40 a month). Learn more. 

Residents may also install compost bins in their yards. Please note, a one-time, $5 permit (PDF) is required. Learn to compost at a Cuyahoga Recycles Composting Workshop.

Residential yard waste (grass, leaves, etc.) is composted by the City. View the guidelines for preparing your yard waste for collection by City crews.

Recycling

View the City's recycling guidelines. Request free recycling buckets by calling 216-491-1410. Learn more about recycling in our region at Cuyahoga Recycles.

Residents residing in apartment buildings that do not provide recycling services may bring their recyclables to the Service Center (15600 Chagrin Blvd.) on Saturdays and Sundays, 8 am-4 pm.

Renewable Energy

Shaker residents in the City's electric aggregation program — offered by NOPEC — are enrolled in a 50% renewable electric product. But NOPEC also offers several 100% renewable electric products for Shaker residents for a minimal additional charge. Residents can request to be switched to a 100% renewable product by calling NOPEC at 855-667-3201. A typical Shaker home on a 100% plan will produce two tons less carbon per year, according to ohiogreenelectricityproject.org, a grassroots organization that is working to help Shaker residents make the switch.

Shaker Heights is a solar-friendly community. The solar installation guide is designed to help you understand the process of installing solar in Shaker Heights.

Stormwater

Residents who take certain steps to reduce storm water run off on their property are eligible to receive a credit on their monthly bill from the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District.

Make a rain barrel at one of the many workshops offered by the Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District.

Transportation

Bicycles

Shaker is one of just 13 communities in Ohio to be designated as a Bike Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. Learn where to bicycle in Shaker or download county bike maps at NOACA.

Electric Vehicles

There are two EV stations in Shaker Heights. They are at The Dealership at 3558 Lee Road. (in the parking lot behind the building) and the First Unitarian Church of Cleveland at 21600 Shaker Boulevard (also in the parking lot behind the building).

Public Transportation

The City of Shaker Heights enjoys a variety of public transportation options, including two light rail lines (the Blue Line with service between Tower City and Warrensville-Van Aken and the Green Line with service between Tower City and Green Road). Get maps and details at Ride RTA.