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Aryeh Alex

@iaryeh.bsky.social
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Ohioan, public servant, and Columbus Metro Parks Commissioner. He/Him.

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Columbus Public Service @columbusdps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's #FoodWastePreventionWeek! Columbus households waste up to $2,000 in food each year. By recycling food scraps, you can save money, enrich local soil and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills. Small changes make a big difference for your wallet and for our planet.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“The litter index is a great snapshot of litter. It doesn’t say this is a littered area all the time of the year but during that one week when we do the litter index it shows us where we should be looking.” www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...
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How clean is your street? Columbus releases litter index
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The city of Columbus’ latest Litter Index, which gives just about every city street a score based on how much litter there is, was recently completed. Janine Bourdo, a…
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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Welcome to #FoodWastePreventionWeek! Central Ohio sends over a million pounds of food to the SWACO landfill every single day. Not only could most of this food feed people, but when rotting away in a landfill, it creates powerful greenhouse gasses that fuel the climate crisis.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
After a fire at the @columbusdps.bsky.social Food Scraps Drop-Off at Dodge Community Center earlier this year, I'm proud to say that it is repaired and full-operational. Check it (or any of the City's free drop-off sites) out and learn more at columbus.gov/foodwaste
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Public lands must be protected and never sold to the highest bidder to exploitation and destruction. columbusunderground.com/nearly-3000-...
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Nearly 3,000 Acres of Wayne National Forest will be Fracked for $11 Million Contract - Columbus Underground
The BLM auctioned off 40 parcels in Monroe and Washington counties totaling 2,776 acres in Wayne National Forest for $11.09 million during a quarterly oil and gas lease sale.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Our @cbusmetroparks.bsky.social board meeting had a very special guest—Athena, an American barn owl. You can see this majestic bird at Blendon Woods in the newly renovated nature center.
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Keep Columbus Beautiful @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Don't miss the Scioto Sweep this Sunday, September 20 at 10 a.m. at Scioto Audubon Metro Parks!
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
That’s a wrap on the 2026 Columbus Litter League season from @keepcbusbeautiful.bsky.social and the Columbus Clippers. Thank you to the hundreds of volunteers who picked up over 200,000 pounds of litter over the past three months!
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Our @cbusmetroparks.bsky.social staff have been working tirelessly to expand our parks, protect natural resources, and create spaces open to everyone. I'm incredibly proud of this collaboration with Hilliard that will grow our park district in the Darby Watershed. hilliardohio.gov/hilliard-tra...
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Hilliard to transfer 333 acres to Metro Parks, expanding Homestead Metro Park - City of Hilliard
The City of Hilliard is set to authorize the transfer of 333 acres of land to Columbus & Franklin County Metro Parks, expanding Homestead Metro Park
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Slate Run Skies.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Say hello to the new food waste collection vehicle here at the City of Columbus! This vehicle, purchased as part of a grant from the Ohio EPA, allows the city to collect food scraps from our numerous drop-off sites across the community. Looking forward to seeing this piece of equipment on the road!
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Columbus Public Service @columbusdps.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Have extra food waste? Bring them to one of our free food scraps drop-off locations so it can be composted instead of going to the landfill.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Happy birthday, Smokey Bear!
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
If only folks would protect real beavers and their natural habitats as much as they care about their images used for making money. www.dispatch.com/story/busine...
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Beaver's Mini Mart support spreads to Columbus amid Buc-ee's battle
The beaver controversy roiling southwestern Ohio has spread to Columbus, with local businesses showing their support of a small business.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The only AI I used on my Ohio State Fair award winning photos (and all other instances) is Aryeh Intelligence. www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...
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Ohio State Fair plans to change rules after AI poster wins contest
Ohio State Fair organizers are planning to change poster contest rules after an AI-generated poster won the $1,000 grand prize this year.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Our Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks Rangers did an exceptional job catching these poachers and bringing them to justice. www.dispatch.com/story/news/c...
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Columbus hunting YouTubers admit deer poaching, barred from area parks
Two Columbus men who posted YouTube videos about their hunting excursions admitted to poaching deer for about five years from area parks.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Not only is the City of Columbus managing food scraps collection and composting from vendors at this year's Jazz & Ribs Fest, but Columbus Food Rescue has a large-scale operation—both efforts to help reduce food waste going to the landfill.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Mute Swan.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
There are some great, locally owned and staffed grocery stores here in Columbus. I'm particularly fond of Charmy's downtown. www.dispatch.com/story/grocer...
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Columbus area Kroger stores launch robot program for stocking items
The robots scan shelves to keep track of items that need to be restocked.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
We helped manage traffic for over 800 cars that came through the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event over the weekend—helping residents properly dispose of items for a cleaner community for all.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
When I decided to place our food scraps drop-off locations at parks and community centers, I had hoped they would be more accessible to residents. Seeing this validates that decision and makes me so happy!
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Without immediate and significant actions to address the growing climate crisis, this will be just the beginning. www.dispatch.com/story/weathe...
dispatch.com
Smoke from Canadian wildfires pushes Columbus air quality to worst-ever record
Columbus air quality hit a worst-ever record 554 AQI on Friday, July 17, due to Canadian wildfire smoke. Relief is expected with rain forecast Friday and this weekend.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This 👏 is 👏 not 👏 normal.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Look, I know how easy it is to just think "I'll return that safety vest later" and then proceed for it to sit in the trunk of your car or garage for years. No questions asked, if you return that single glove sitting in your laundry basket—or anywhere else.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Want to start your career in the waste, recycling, and compost world? We are hiring several positions for the City of Columbus Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers. www.governmentjobs.com/jobs/5392370...
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Laborer (Vacancies) in Varies by position | GovernmentJobs.com
Apply for Laborer (Vacancies) position in Varies by position through GovernmentJobs.com. Join our team and become a part of City of Columbus community.
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Columbus Public Service @columbusdps.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Central Ohio's compost game just leveled up💪On our 12th episode of the Director's Diary, Aryeh Alex walks us through our new SWACO composting facility. Interested in diverting your own food waste? Scroll to 2:02 to screenshot our drop-off locations!
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Thrilled to see the City of Columbus composting program featured in today's @axios.com Columbus newsletter! This effort has been a long passion of mine and it is truly taking off as we work towards our Climate Action Plan goals. www.axios.com/local/columb...
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How Columbus is making composting easier
We tried the city's free compost drop-offs. Here's what we learned.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
No amount of money is worth destroying our public lands and polluting our planet. www.dispatch.com/story/news/s...
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Ohio has made $314 million by opening state lands to fracking
Signing bonuses and early royalty payments signal Ohio’s decision to open state parks and wildlife areas to fracking means big money for the state.
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Columbus Public Service @columbusdps.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The Food Scraps Drop-Off location at Dodge Community Center in Franklinton was burned over the Fourth of July weekend. While we have a temporary drop-off on-site, it has limited capacity. To find an alternative location, please go to columbus.gov/foodwaste
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Only you can prevent food scraps drop-off fires! The Fourth of July weekend was rough on our Dodge Community Center drop-off site, where fireworks were placed in the collection bins and set off—heavily burning and damaging the location. We are working to get this location up and ruining again soon!
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Nature’s fireworks.
A black and white photo of wild bergamot.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Red, white, and blue.
Wood pallet in red, white, and blue colors.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Hell is real.
A photo of an under construction an AI data center in Ohio with a hundred degree heat bubble.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
If you are complaining about the climate change-fueled heat and humidity, while using AI—you are part of the problem.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We are trapped in a heat dome, data centers are guzzling up our water, and now our public lands are being sold off to the highest bidders so they can have access to even more climate changing fossil fuels. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/01/m...
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More than 15,000 acres of Ohio public land approved to be fracked by out-of-state companies • Ohio Capital Journal
The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management commissioners approved bids to frack more than 15,000 acres of Ohio’s land during Monday’s meeting.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Behold! The syrup barrel to rain barrel conversion is about to commence!
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
28% of US greenhouse gas emissions are from the transportation sector, and not accelerating the adoption of non-fossil-fueled vehicles is furthering the climate crisis. columbusunderground.com/ohio-ranked-...
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Ohio Ranked as One of the Worst States for EV Buyers and Drivers - Columbus Underground
California, Massachusetts, and several other states are home to robust charging networks and strong consumer incentives that make it easy to go electric.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
We, as a people, know what and how to stop the climate crisis, but instead continue to pillage the planet and line the pockets of millionaires, billionaires, and now trillionaires. www.dispatch.com/story/weathe...
dispatch.com
Heat dome to bring dangerous temperatures to Ohio
Here is how to stay safe as central Ohio feels the impact of a heat dome.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Love the outdoors, adventures, and our Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks? We got a job for you! www.governmentjobs.com/careers/metr...
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Outdoor Adventure Supervisor
The Outdoor Adventure Supervisor develops and manages the outdoor adventure program and events with a strong focus on fun, exceptional customer service, and the overall visitor experience. The Supervi...
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
That’s right, I’m forklift certified.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Help with food rescue right here in Columbus! impactca.bamboohr.com/careers/225
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Food Rescue Driver - Columbus Food Rescue
Title: Food Rescue Driver - Columbus Food Rescue (Part-Time) Reports to: Chef - Ro's Kitchen Classification: Non-Exempt Position Summary: The Food Rescue Driver supports logistics and distribution ...
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Happy Pride, Columbus!
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Rep. Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus) celebrated the $500,000 going to the Great Southern Metro Park. “The fact that there’s a Metro Park in an area that doesn’t have a lot of green space, I’m super excited that got funded, it’s something I was very passionate about.” www.nbc4i.com/news/politic...
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DeWine signs capital budget; how Ohio will spend your tax dollars
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed the new $3.7 billion capital budget Monday, which passed the General Assembly last week with only three votes against it. The biennial…
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I'm excited to follow Alissa's journey from avid recycler to master composter! www.axios.com/local/columb...
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An Axios Columbus reporter tries composting
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Working through another Crohn’s-fighting infusion.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Another fun Saturday litter cleanup in the books—this time rocking a new, high visibility polo!
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Another levy promise kept from Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks with the opening of Bank Run Metro Park. www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...
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Metro Parks introduces Bank Run with event center and thrill slide
Metro Parks has added a 166-acre site to its portfolio, Bank Run Metro Park in Lockbourne, Ohio, which features large meeting facilities, a 100-foot-long slide, and a 5-kilometer trail, and will ev…
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Attention Monarchs!
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Turtle crossing.
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Aryeh Alex @iaryeh.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Back from the most amazing trip to Australia and New Zealand with just a few photos that try to capture the magic. www.flickr.com/gp/aryehalex...
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Australia and New Zealand - May 2026
Explore this photo album by Aryeh Alex on Flickr!
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