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Bossier Recycling Center changes hours to prevent illegal dumping of non-recyclable items
Bossier City announced a change in the hours of operation at the Recycling Center located at 3301 Old Shed Road. The new hours are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on…Madison ends plastic bag recycling
Madison residents will have to find new outlets if they want to recycle plastic bags.City signs three-year, $79.6 million contract with Lake Shore Recycling
Under the new contract, the company known as LRS will collect blue recycling carts with “less than 50 percent contamination” in four of Chicago’s six recycling regions. The company replaces Waste Management and SIMS Metal…
Local recycling and waste collection events
The city of Albany is holding events to collect hazardous household waste, shred paper, and recycle books throughout the year. The first such event is Thursday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.Kalamazoo residents can now recycle foam at four drop-off events this year
Residents will be able to recycle certain types of foam in the city of Kalamazoo beginning in April.Annual recycling event set April 22
If the pandemic has caused a buildup of reading materials and junk mail, the Tribune Chronicle has a solution: Recycle it.Vernon County to offer tire recycling event
Vernon County is partnering with the Region M Waste Management District to offer a discounted tire collection event.
Anthem brings back Go Green recycling event
The Anthem Community Council is hosting its drive-thru Go Green event from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 17, at the Community Park lower parking lot, 41703 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway.City recycling could move from curbside to weekly drives with proposed centralized deposit station
During Staunton City Council's first look at the proposed 2022 budget, they heard that one city program may be kicked from the curb: recycling.2021 Lake County special recycling collections schedule
As Lake County residents begin thinking about spring cleanup in and around their homes, the Lake County Department of Utilities and the Solid Waste District Team are preparing for a full season of special recycling…
Ravalli County spring glass recycling event set for April 17
Ravalli County Recycling of Hamilton and Recycling Works of Missoula, will sponsor a one-day container glass recycling event on April 17.Troy to hold electronic recycling, paper shredding, tire disposal event
Mayor Patrick Madden recently announced the City of Troy will host a collection event for Troy residents to dispose of electronics, paper shredding, and tires.Recycling in Clark County being kicked to curb by contamination
When the first city in Clark County was introduced to single-stream recycling in 2012, advocates hoped for a robust program that would increase recycling rates and efficiency.Ecomaine will roll out second phase of its recycling education program next month
For 10 weeks this spring, interns will again inspect recycling bins in five communities to teach residents how to reduce contaminants.City of New Orleans to Host Free Paper Shredding During Recycling Drop-Off Event on Saturday March 27, 2021
The City of New Orleans’ Department of Sanitation will host a paper shredding event Saturday, March 27 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the City’s Recycling Drop-Off Center, 2829 Elysian Fields Avenue, in addition…Changes made to recycling event Saturday
This Saturday’s recycling event is changing. According to a release from the Department of Public Works the collection of scrap metal and tires is postponed until later this spring.