Recycling Articles
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New recycling campaign encourages residents to think before tossing
Fort Worth is launching a new campaign to educate residents on items they should or should not be putting in their blue recycling cart.
Recycling Will Resume in Port St. Lucie the Week of Sept. 5
Thursday August 25, 2022: Curbside recycling will resume in the City of Port St. Lucie beginning the week of September 5. Recycling materials will be collected once a week on the same day as garbage…
Register for free Clinton County e-recycling event
A free E-Waste Recycling Event — for Clinton County residents and businesses only — will be held 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, October 1 at the Clinton County Engineer’s Office at 1326 Fife Ave.
Elkton to convert trash and recycling services to same-day pick up
Households in the Town of Elkton weekly generate over 17 pounds of garbage more than the average, according to Waste Management officials. In a bid to promote residents to actively recycle, the Elkton Department of…
15K+ free curbside recycling carts coming to Ypsilanti-area homes
Officials in Ypsilanti Township are gearing up to distribute more than 15,000 new recycling carts this fall in an effort to boost recycling, while cutting down on fees residents have to pay to participate in…
Monroe County officials reminding residents of safe recycling habits
What residents put into the garbage and the recycling bin can impact the environment and even be hazardous to sanitation workers.Assess state’s recycling programs
Pennsylvania led the nation in 1988 when it adopted a law that vastly accelerated waste recycling, and there is little doubt that the law has kept millions of tons of reusable materials out of landfills.Roeland Park to launch curbside glass recycling program
A new program could soon make it easier to recycle glass in Roeland Park. Monday, the Roeland Park City Council approved an agreement with Ripple Glass to provide curbside glass recycling starting in 2023.City Reminds Residents Not to Put Hazardous Chemicals in Garbage or Recycling Containers
The City Solid Waste Department reminds all customers to be mindful of what items they place in their garbage and recycling containers, particularly flammable materials.Halstead To Get Recycling Option In October
After the city council voted to discontinue mandatory recycling earlier this year due to rising costs, Nisly Brothers will resume offering the service on an individual basis for interested customers.Shawnee Fire Station’s public recycling removed after repeated misuse
A Shawnee Co. Fire Station is removing its public recycling bins after the receptacles were repeatedly misused.Pilot program brings new recycling bins to Central
Naperville Central is implementing source separated recycling bins, which have separate streams for aluminum, plastic and paper to reduce recycling contamination.End of curbside recycling pickup could be near with City Council vote on revamped program next week
The Quincy City Council will get its first look next week at a plan approved by the Central Services Committee on Monday to revamp the city’s recycling program.The National Lubricant Container Recycling Coalition Announces Atlanta Lubricant Container Recycling Pilot
The National Lubricant Container Recycling Coalition (NLCRC) is launching an industry-first collaborative recycling pilot program that focuses on consumer plastic packaging for engine oil and other petroleum-based products.MiSustainable Holland: Area offers recycling options beyond curbside
Thanks to Holland’s recently revamped curbside program, recycling in our community is as easy and efficient as ever. But what about items that don’t fit or belong in your 96-gallon cart?Bethlehem pays $1M and charges households $70 for recycling each year. Both are likely to rise.
Bethlehem and its residents are likely to face higher recycling fees, after the city’s curbside-collection contractor chose not to renew its deal beyond 2022.