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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…
New Trash/Recycling Schedule Starts Monday, August 1, 2022
New Trash/Recycling Schedule Starts Monday, August 1, 2022
Approximately 9,000 west side homes will have new collection dates starting August 1, 2022
Recycle paint, electronics or both at dropoff event in August at ESM High School
Recycle paint, electronics or both at dropoff event in August at ESM High School
Electronics recycler Sunnking and Empire Recycled Paint will hold an event in August to collect both previously used electronics and unused paint.
Tire and electronic collection event
Tire and electronic collection event
Do you have old or unwanted tires or electronics? The Osceola-Lake Conservation District is holding a free tire and electronic recycling event.
Household hazardous waste collection events set for August
Household hazardous waste collection events set for August
Kern County Public Works is hosting four household hazardous waste collection events in August.
Support crew needed for recycle/clean up at the Morrow Co. Fair
Support crew needed for recycle/clean up at the Morrow Co. Fair
With the Morrow County Fair just around the corner, Morrow County Recycling/Keep Morrow County Beautiful is reaching out to community members and businesses for their help this year.
Collaboration Helps Increase Michigan Recycling Manufacturing
Collaboration Helps Increase Michigan Recycling Manufacturing
A collaboration by a tissue company, packaging manufacturers, and the state of Michigan is leading an initiative to improve Michigan recycling infrastructure and manufacturing to produce more sustainable materials.
Zespri partners with packaging recycling startup, Bower
Zespri partners with packaging recycling startup, Bower
The US recycling rate has declined in recent years, from around 9% in 2018 to 5% at its lowest in 2021 (Reuters). Working with major organizations such as Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, and P&G, Bower…
Evergreen celebrates expansion at Clyde recycling plant
Evergreen celebrates expansion at Clyde recycling plant
CEO says addition will make it the largest PET resin producer in N. America
Dartmouth High recycling drive is a success
Dartmouth High recycling drive is a success
Dartmouth High School’s parking lot was lined with vehicles on Saturday, each filled with old furniture, dehumidifiers, mattresses and other household items — all with the purpose of safely disposing of them for a greener…
TDEC Awards Tennessee Tire Recycling Grant of $750,000 From Tire Environmental Act Program
TDEC Awards Tennessee Tire Recycling Grant of $750,000 From Tire Environmental Act Program
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced a grant of $750,000 for Tennessee Tire Recycling (TTR) in Lebanon from the state’s Tire Environmental Act Program.
Battery Producers Need to Be Experts in Recycling
Battery Producers Need to Be Experts in Recycling
Because of the growth in demand for electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are experiencing a steep demand that is expected to rise to three to four million metric tons by 2030. LIBs have emerged as…
Glass recycling comes to Blount County
Glass recycling comes to Blount County
“Is that container for glass?” a passenger in a sedan asked Blount County Highway Superintendent Jeff Headrick. As Headrick informed the passenger that the blue collection bin was indeed for glass recycling, the car moved…
Walworth County Public Works Department to host electronics recycling event
Walworth County Public Works Department to host electronics recycling event
Walworth County Public Works will host an electronics and appliances recycling event from 9 a.m. to noon, July 23 at the Public Works facility, W4097 County Road NN in Elkhorn.
Clean Toledo event set for Manhattan Plaza
Clean Toledo event set for Manhattan Plaza
The next Clean Toledo Recycling Event is from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at Manhattan Plaza, 553 E. Manhattan Blvd., the city announced.
Shred and Recycle Your Personal Documents in August, Free of Charge
Shred and Recycle Your Personal Documents in August, Free of Charge
Union County’s free shredding program visits Kean University, August 13
Leawood to offer free e-recycling at Town Center Plaza this weekend
Leawood to offer free e-recycling at Town Center Plaza this weekend
If you have a growing pile of unwanted electronics, Leawood will help you safely dispose of them.