Recycling Articles
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Coral Springs Reports Slight Decrease in Recycling Contamination
The city released information Tuesday that recycling contamination rates declined from 36 percent from 2020, when they ended recycling, to only 35.3 percent since resuming in November 2021.
USF launches ‘reverse vending machines’ recycling program
The University of South Florida has teamed up with Coca-Cola to place vending machines throughout its campuses, but these machines don’t take money.
Hamilton County facing increased recycling costs due to ‘wishcycling’
More people are recycling in Hamilton County, but not everything in the recycling bin is making it to the material recovery facilities.
Cleveland’s much-anticipated return to recycling has been delayed; now expected by end of March
During the waning months of Frank Jackson’s last term as Cleveland mayor, he tried to revive the city’s moribund recycling program.
AFR responds to fire at recycling plant
Albuquerque Fire Rescue is investigating a fire at the Friedman Recycling plant on Edith Blvd. near Montano and 2nd St. late Monday night. Details are limited but the fire did begin around 10 p.m.Clean up, reuse, recycle in the New Year
Just like that, we are in the second week of 2022 and if you are in the throes of post-holiday cleaning and decluttering, several local nonprofits can assist in that endeavor — and possibly help…Staffing shortages prompt missed trash/recycling collections in Northborough
Substitute trash truck drivers working amid COVID-19-induced staffing issues have missed “a significant number of customers” in Northborough over the last two weeks.
PlastiCycle bringing jobs, recycling to Franklin
New York-based PlastiCycle, a company providing plastic recycling services to manufacturers, is expanding into Simpson County.University Place Drop-Off Recycling Site Closing At End of January
The University Place drop-off recycling site, which is operated by Orange County Solid Waste, is closing on January 31.
Carilion Clinic hosts drive-thru electronics recycling event
The drive-thru event is this Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.Give your grease away at local recycling event
Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation is hosting its annual Grease Collection and Recycling Event this Saturday, Jan. 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Recycle the right way in 2022
Warren County Sanitation Department director Josh Roberts says he faces contamination issues daily because people are not properly recycling.City of St. Augustine Beach brings back curbside recycling
As Jacksonville locals continue to have to lug their recyclables to city drop-off sites, other cities like St. Augustine Beach have successfully brought back curbside recycling.
Hudson returns to 2-day recycling collection schedule
Starting this week, the city is returning to a two-day recycling pickup schedule.North America’s Largest Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Facility to Open in August
Battery Resourcers, a vertically integrated lithium-ion battery recycling and engineered materials company, will open a commercial-scale, lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Covington, Ga.Overland Park residents would get option for every-other-week recycling pickup with proposal
Overland Park is once again considering a proposal from Waste Management to allow for residents to get their recycling picked up every other week instead of weekly.