Free Electronics Recycling Event Kicks Off Earth Week Activities

To kick off Earth Week 2022, the Office of Sustainability invites West Virginia University faculty, staff and students to recycle personally-owned electronics to Area 81 (parking lot outside Mountaineer Station) on Monday, April 18, between…

Celebrate Earth Day in Garland with this drive-through recycling event

Residents can recycle electronics, cardboard and batteries while being able to shred documents.

Bye Bye Mattress program promotes recycling of old mattresses

The Bye Bye Mattress program offers services to make recycling old mattresses and bed parts easy. The Recycling Council created this program to create an easy and free way for students and residents to dispose…

Less than 4% of Styrofoam gets recycled in the US. Here's what 2 companies are doing to change that

There are no options for recycling Styrofoam in the Quad Cities area. Instead, it ends up in landfills where it will never break down.

Chemical industry pitches ‘advanced recycling’ to Michigan lawmakers

Michigan lawmakers are considering legislation that could pave the way for industrial facilities that chemically transform plastics into reusable raw material, but recycling advocates and Democrats are pushing back out of concern that the proposed…

Johnson County looks to relocate hazardous waste recycling center

Monday, the Overland Park Planning Commission voted 9-1 to recommend the city council approve a special use permit for Johnson County to create a Household Hazardous Waste Facility (HHWF) at 11231 Mastin Street.

Target announces dates for its car seat trade-in recycling program

Target has announced when people can trade in their old, expired or damaged car seats for a discount on new items.

Alliance Quota Club members get recycling lesson

Quota Club of Alliance got a lesson in recycling during a recent meeting.

Hazardous Waste Recycling Event Scheduled In Catawba County

Catawba County’s annual spring residential household hazardous waste collection event will take place Saturday, May 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hickory American Legion Fairgrounds. The fairgrounds are located at 1 American…

UMaine’s Greenhouse Plastic Recycling program set to open

University of Maine Cooperative Extension expects to open its Greenhouse Plastic Recycling program Tuesday, April 19, with drop-off sites available statewide through Nov. 21.

Spring recycling drop-off event is on April 16

Eden Prairie provides several recycling opportunities for residents this year, including one this month.

United Way to host electronic recycling event

United Way of Greater Nashua will host an electronics recycling event from April 22-29.

KCGB spring recycling event a big success

Keep Calhoun Gordon Beautiful hosted its semi-annual recycling event Saturday and saw a steady flow of locals taking advantage of the opportunity to get rid of some unwanted items.

Canadian government to invest in produce packaging recycling project

The government aims to reduce packaging waste and increase sustainability for food and produce packaging.

Youngkin promotes recycling but discards Va. program to ban plastics

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) issued an executive order Thursday laying out a recycling plan for state agencies but drew criticism from environmental groups for something he discarded: an order by former governor Ralph Northam…

KGIB's annual electronics recycling event set

That old printer that has been gathering dust in your home office is not exactly biodegradable, but it’s not like you will ever get around to hauling it to the dump anyway. Same story for…

Library hosts styrofoam recycling event

The Shawnee Public Library recently hosted a Styrofoam Recycling event. Collections from the effort yielded and densified just more than 65 pounds of foam.