Aryeh Alex
@iaryeh.bsky.social
Ohioan, public servant, and Columbus Metro Parks Commissioner. He/Him.
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Aryeh Alex
@iaryeh.bsky.social
· Nov 11
👋 Hello, new followers!
I mainly post about our parks 🌳, the climate crisis 🌎, nature 🦋, and Ohio 🏕️.
Looking forward to engaging with folks on this platform!
I mainly post about our parks 🌳, the climate crisis 🌎, nature 🦋, and Ohio 🏕️.
Looking forward to engaging with folks on this platform!
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Food for Thought: Did you know that 76% of our landfill waste could be reused? 🌱 Recycling food scraps helps keep waste out of the ground and puts valuable resources back to work. Small actions can create big changes. Find a food scrap drop-off site at columbus.gov/foodwaste
December 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Food for Thought: Did you know that 76% of our landfill waste could be reused? 🌱 Recycling food scraps helps keep waste out of the ground and puts valuable resources back to work. Small actions can create big changes. Find a food scrap drop-off site at columbus.gov/foodwaste
This morning, we adopted the @cbusmetroparks.bsky.social 2026 budget. This plan continues to invest in staff, operations, park maintenance, inclusive programs, upgrades to facilities, and land acquisition so that our exceptional park district is able to serve the people of Franklin County.
December 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This morning, we adopted the @cbusmetroparks.bsky.social 2026 budget. This plan continues to invest in staff, operations, park maintenance, inclusive programs, upgrades to facilities, and land acquisition so that our exceptional park district is able to serve the people of Franklin County.
Ice under construction.
November 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Ice under construction.
Opting for a litter cleanup with FLOW (Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed) instead of partaking in the insanity that is Black Friday. #optoutside
November 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Opting for a litter cleanup with FLOW (Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed) instead of partaking in the insanity that is Black Friday. #optoutside
While it’s wonderful to spend the day being thankful for all the good in our lives, remember that this holiday represents the colonization and genocide of the Indigenous peoples whose land was taken from them as they were forcibly removed and killed.
November 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
While it’s wonderful to spend the day being thankful for all the good in our lives, remember that this holiday represents the colonization and genocide of the Indigenous peoples whose land was taken from them as they were forcibly removed and killed.
Holidays lead to a significant amount of wasted food that ends up in landfills. To minimize this, create a plan to eat leftovers, donate them, & get creative in the kitchen. Bring the remaining food to one of the City's food scraps drop-off sites, where it will be composted. columbus.gov/foodwaste
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Holidays lead to a significant amount of wasted food that ends up in landfills. To minimize this, create a plan to eat leftovers, donate them, & get creative in the kitchen. Bring the remaining food to one of the City's food scraps drop-off sites, where it will be composted. columbus.gov/foodwaste
Looking forward to this new connector trail from the Franklin Co Engineer to one of our Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks! abc6onyourside.com/news/local/p...
Plans unveiled for 4.25-mile multi-use path along Dublin Rd. from Quarry Trails Metro Park
Changes are coming to Dublin Road as Franklin County, the City of Hilliard, and others move forward with plans for a new multi-use path.
abc6onyourside.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Looking forward to this new connector trail from the Franklin Co Engineer to one of our Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks! abc6onyourside.com/news/local/p...
Congratulations to Emily Rials and Susan Swinford on being nominated as Everyday Kindness Heroes! Your work not only reduces wasted food here in Columbus but helps feed our community. www.columbusmonthly.com/story/lifest...
Everyday Kindness Heroes 2025 Semifinalists Emily Rials and Susan Swinford
The directors of Columbus Food Rescue collect surplus items from local restaurants and organizations to feed Columbus-area neighbors in need.
www.columbusmonthly.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Congratulations to Emily Rials and Susan Swinford on being nominated as Everyday Kindness Heroes! Your work not only reduces wasted food here in Columbus but helps feed our community. www.columbusmonthly.com/story/lifest...
The City of Columbus is taking wasted food seriously with a new campaign to help educate residents about the cost, environmental challenge, and human impact. Check out our first video below!
Food for Thought: One in seven of our neighbors struggles to put food on the table. 🍽️ By recycling food waste, we can extend landfill life and support families in need. Small steps like this help build a stronger, healthier community. Find your Food Scrap Drop-Off site at columbus.gov/foodwaste
November 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The City of Columbus is taking wasted food seriously with a new campaign to help educate residents about the cost, environmental challenge, and human impact. Check out our first video below!
Sunrise at Scioto Audubon Metro Park.
November 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Sunrise at Scioto Audubon Metro Park.
CRUSH THEM!!! www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...
SPLAT! Columbus Metro Parks hosts spotted lanternfly smashing event to fight invasive bugs
Metro Parks is hosting one last spotted lanternfly 'smash' event before winter to fight the invasive species.
www.dispatch.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
CRUSH THEM!!! www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...
Working with my colleagues to collect and distribute over 6 tons of non-perishable food last week in response to the food emergency was both rewarding and eye-opening. It underscored the urgency of the situation and the need to prevent food from being used as a weapon against people.
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Working with my colleagues to collect and distribute over 6 tons of non-perishable food last week in response to the food emergency was both rewarding and eye-opening. It underscored the urgency of the situation and the need to prevent food from being used as a weapon against people.
Interested in why some of our food waste work is so important here at the City of Columbus? Check out my short Pecha Kucha presentation from the MORPC Summit on Sustainability last month. youtu.be/2QctkI2vY_0?...
Aryeh Alex Pecha Kucha Presentation
YouTube video by Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC)
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November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Interested in why some of our food waste work is so important here at the City of Columbus? Check out my short Pecha Kucha presentation from the MORPC Summit on Sustainability last month. youtu.be/2QctkI2vY_0?...
Fighting food waste one rescue at a time.
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Fighting food waste one rescue at a time.
Proud of our team for helping collect, transport, and distribute food to the city's SNAP response program. Donations of non-perishable food will continue to be accepted at both of the Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers indefinitely through our partnership with Columbus Food Rescue.
Our Department, along with our Keep Columbus Beautiful program, is proud to support the City's response to the SNAP and food emergency by supporting food collections, transporting food, collecting recycling at giveaways, and more. It's just one more way we are serving our community.
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Proud of our team for helping collect, transport, and distribute food to the city's SNAP response program. Donations of non-perishable food will continue to be accepted at both of the Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers indefinitely through our partnership with Columbus Food Rescue.
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Politicos and campaign staff: please help us reduce the waste generated from campaigns by bringing yard signs to one of the two Convenience Centers so they can be recycled.
Have yard signs? We'll recycle them for FREE!
Bring your yard signs to one of our two Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers, located at 1550 Georgesville Rd and 2100 Alum Creek Dr. We will be collecting signs all November, Tuesday - Saturday, 10 AM - 6 PM.
Bring your yard signs to one of our two Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers, located at 1550 Georgesville Rd and 2100 Alum Creek Dr. We will be collecting signs all November, Tuesday - Saturday, 10 AM - 6 PM.
November 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Politicos and campaign staff: please help us reduce the waste generated from campaigns by bringing yard signs to one of the two Convenience Centers so they can be recycled.
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Starting today, both of our Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers will be accepting non-perishable food items and toiletries through a partnership with Columbus Food Rescue and Local Matters. Bring your items in Tuesday—Saturday between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
November 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Starting today, both of our Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers will be accepting non-perishable food items and toiletries through a partnership with Columbus Food Rescue and Local Matters. Bring your items in Tuesday—Saturday between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Big Darby at Prairie Oaks.
November 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Big Darby at Prairie Oaks.
Food is a human right. www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...
Columbus joins lawsuit against Trump administration over impending SNAP cutoff
Columbus is joining a new lawsuit against the federal government over the impending pause of SNAP benefits on Nov. 1.
www.dispatch.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Food is a human right. www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...
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As resources get more scare, donating items is one way to ensure we send less to the landfill and repurpose and reuse items that still have value. Find a list of places to donate items compiled by Columbus Food Rescue here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
PUBLIC Donations Suggestions
GOT STUFF? HERE ARE PLACES THAT WILL ACCEPT THOSE DONATIONS! GENERAL GO-TO OPTIONS Community Development for All People Free Store (South Side) Address: 946 Parsons Ave 43206 Donation hours: M-Th 9a...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
As resources get more scare, donating items is one way to ensure we send less to the landfill and repurpose and reuse items that still have value. Find a list of places to donate items compiled by Columbus Food Rescue here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Columbus food waste warriors are down in Cincinnati for the Waste Food Summit to learn about great work happening to feed people not landfills.
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Columbus food waste warriors are down in Cincinnati for the Waste Food Summit to learn about great work happening to feed people not landfills.
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Spooky Season is in full swing, and there's nothing scarier than greenhouse gas emissions from pumpkins!
Bring us your pumpkins to be composted for FREE from Oct 31 - Nov 30 at one of these three locations!
Bring us your pumpkins to be composted for FREE from Oct 31 - Nov 30 at one of these three locations!
October 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Spooky Season is in full swing, and there's nothing scarier than greenhouse gas emissions from pumpkins!
Bring us your pumpkins to be composted for FREE from Oct 31 - Nov 30 at one of these three locations!
Bring us your pumpkins to be composted for FREE from Oct 31 - Nov 30 at one of these three locations!