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Two-month show at Grange Hall salutes Vermont’s recycling law
Two-month show at Grange Hall salutes Vermont’s recycling law
Across Roads Center for the Arts presents a new exhibit and art-making series opening Aug. 11 called “ReAct! An EcoArt Call To Action.”
Anything goes as recycled regatta returns to Conesus Lake
Anything goes as recycled regatta returns to Conesus Lake
Seven boats took to the water on Conesus Lake on Saturday morning. They raced around the “cove” hoping to come in first – and also making sure that their boat was still floating at the…
Household hazardous chemical collection set for Aug. 20 at Boyce Park
Household hazardous chemical collection set for Aug. 20 at Boyce Park
Any state resident can take their household chemicals to Boyce Park’s ski lodge parking lot for disposal from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 20.
Final tire recycling event Wednesday
Final tire recycling event Wednesday
Monroe County residents on Wednesday will have one last opportunity in 2022 to recycle unwanted passenger vehicle tires for free.
Vestal Rotary to hold lithium-ion battery recycling event
Vestal Rotary to hold lithium-ion battery recycling event
The Vestal Rotary is holding a recycling event for Lithium-ion batteries and consumer devices on Saturday, August 13th.
Las Vegas metal recycling companies react to purchasing copper wire from suspected thief
Las Vegas metal recycling companies react to purchasing copper wire from suspected thief
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officials say copper wire theft suspect Brian Welch made more than 300 scrap metal transactions. And say copper wire theft suspect John Werns made more than 70 transactions. Arrest documents…
New Hours Announced For Recycling Convenience Center
New Hours Announced For Recycling Convenience Center
Beginning Saturday, August 6, the City of Hickory’s Recycling Convenience Center will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and closed on Saturday and Sunday
Recycling in Philly: How to get a bin, what to put in it, and everything else you need to know
Recycling in Philly: How to get a bin, what to put in it, and everything else you need to know
Philadelphia has had a citywide municipal recycling program with curbside collection since 1989. It’s a single-stream process (i.e. you throw everything into one bin) and there’s a pickup scheduled every week.
Ann Arbor’s summer recycling tagging program to end on Friday
Ann Arbor’s summer recycling tagging program to end on Friday
The city’s annual Feet on the Street cart-tagging program will come to an end on Friday.
Cleveland Extends Registration for Curbside Recycling Program
Cleveland Extends Registration for Curbside Recycling Program
The City of Cleveland announced this weekend that it has extended the registration period for its curbside recycling program.
Scrap tire collection scheduled for Aug. 13
Scrap tire collection scheduled for Aug. 13
The Frederick County Division of Solid Waste and Recycling, in cooperation with the Maryland Department of the Environment and the Maryland Environmental Service, will hold a Residential Scrap Tire Drop-Off Day on Aug. 13. Residents…
ISRI Announces Position on Chemical Recycling
ISRI Announces Position on Chemical Recycling
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the Recycling Industry™, Board of Directors announced its position on chemical recycling at its July meeting. The full policy was adopted by ISRI’s Board of…
Chemical Recycling Bills Gain Momentum and Opposition in States
Chemical Recycling Bills Gain Momentum and Opposition in States
States facing a mounting volume of plastic are turning to a recycling method that uses heat and chemicals to break down materials, even as critics say the process could do more harm than good to…
Recycling reminders for moving season
Recycling reminders for moving season
The City of Iowa City offers recycling programs via curbside collection and drop-off locations in Iowa City, with a variety of materials accepted.
Middlesex County garbage, recycling collections are picking up
Middlesex County garbage, recycling collections are picking up
County and local officials are hopeful that delays in recycling and solid waste pickups in several municipalities, which peaked during the first few weeks of July, remain on the decline.
Ruling could come soon in Fort Smith recycling lawsuit
Ruling could come soon in Fort Smith recycling lawsuit
Aruling could be issued early next week in a lawsuit filed in late 2017 by Jennifer Merriott against the city of Fort Smith alleging the city lied for almost three years to residents about recycling…
Where does your trash go? CHaRM recycling fights pollution in local neighborhoods
Where does your trash go? CHaRM recycling fights pollution in local neighborhoods
Most people throw away their trash after the end of a meal, opening a new package or when a container gets empty. They don’t think twice about where their trash ends up. In 2018, Americans…