The goal of recycling is to convert waste into new products. So what is made from all the cans, bottles, papers and other recyclables that Minnesotans toss in their blue bins?
The second week of each month, we feature a column on environmental issues submitted by IGov, an intergovernmental body composed of two representatives each from the village, public library, park district, township, and school districts…
The City’s Solid Waste Department has updated its website to feature recycling tips and other helpful information for residential customers wanting to Recycle Right.
The Washington County Department of Solid Waste & Recycling has partnered with Discover Books to provide citizens with a free book recycling service. This partnership will help to recycle unwanted books, support local libraries, provide…
A St. Joseph church is holding a community recycling event this coming weekend. Jenny Fry with First Church of God tells WSJM News they’re going to take electronics on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2…
Lori Bolesta, engineer/assistant foreman at Plymouth Fire Co. No. 1, said the fire company on Gaylord Avenue will host a free electronics recycling event.
Our country has not been particularly effective in its recycling programs. A recent NPR article provided an overview of where we are. Only 30-35% of all materials are recycled.
At the Reuter Recycling Facility in Pembroke Pines, a large plant that smells vaguely of garbage, Waste Management gathers recyclable material from all over Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe counties.
The Meadville community is once more finding itself without an easy way to recycle as HydroBlox Technologies Inc. has canceled its monthly recyclable collections due to an influx of people dropping off regular household garbage.
A decade ago, Mills County had more than a dozen sites offering residents places to take their recyclables, diverting thousands of pounds of materials from entering the waste stream and the landfill.
Since 2020, the city of Cleveland went without any sort of recycling program. Ren Brumfield, the recycling coordinator for the city of Cleveland, explained it's because the city lost the vendor they had for recycling.