Rising costs force Craven County to end curbside recycling in June 2019

Craven County Commissioners recently voted to end curbside recycling pickup countywide on Friday, June 28, 2019, due to rising costs of recycling collection services.

Lewiston-Auburn’s recycling rate is among the lowest in Maine

Recycling programs in Lewiston-Auburn, like many in Maine, are struggling with low participation and lots of "contamination."

Florida has goal of 75 percent recycling by 2020; Indian River County is at 66 percent, programs planned

Single-stream recycling is up again in the county, with 5,766 tons of reusable materials staying out of landfills between January and March.

Dothan officially re-opens Westgate recycling center

Across the state, lots of Earth Day celebrations brought awareness to environmental issues. In the Wiregrass, part of the celebration involved officially re-opening one of the recycling centers.

Lake Charles residents voice concern over lack of curbside recycling

While residents in the City of Lake Charles have access to recycling some argue that it’s not the most convenient. This is the case for Amy Simon, a current resident of the city.

Glass recycling grows in Kansas City area

China is no longer accepting the world’s trash which is creating a recycling crisis in many cities in the United States.

New recycling drop-off location in Minden

The Town of Minden Public Works has created a new recycling drop-off location at their 1330 Buckeye Road facility.

Republic rep makes pitch for better recycling in Griffith

Recycling hasn’t gone the way of the dodo yet, but Griffith residents are being asked to brush up on their recycling knowledge to prevent its demise.

City Council overhauls yard waste collections, increases recycling fee

After a lengthy discussion, the Springfield City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an overhaul to the city’s yard-waste collection program, along with a 50 percent increase in the city’s waste and recycling fee to help…

Community encouraged by recycling changes to cut back on plastic use

With plastic no longer recyclable in the area, a group gathered in Waynesboro on Monday evening to brainstorm change. With “reduce, reuse and refuse” the hope is that community members will cut back on plastic…

New recycle bins in Iowa City leading to increased participation

Recycling in Iowa City has gone up significantly in only a few months- and the city says its new recycling bins are the reason for higher participation.

Prospect Heights Hosts Recycling, Document Destruction Event June 8

Prospect Heights and the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) will host a Document Destruction and Electronics Recycling Event at the Prospect Heights Metra Station, 101 S. Wolf Rd., from 9 a.m. to…

3rd recycling event set for Lower Burrell

The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. behind city hall at 2800 Bethel St.

OCRRA ready for more food waste recycling, passed in budget

New York State’s recently passed budget took aim at a couple of environmental issues, like banning plastic bags and recycling commercial food waste. The Onondaga County Resource and Recovery Agency or OCRRA, is ready for…

How Kansas City Recycling Companies Are Adapting To A Chinese Plastic Waste Import Ban

Despite reports that some waste companies in the U.S. are burning recycled paper and plastic or sending it to landfills, processors in the metro are still finding ways to market recycled material.

Radford council clears way for recycling business at former foundry

City Council approved a special-use permit allowing a metal recycling facility to operate on a portion of the old foundry site.

With price hike, recycling not worth it for some downtown Raleigh residents

For many people, tossing empty plastic bottles, glass jars and cardboard into the recycling is routine. But some local housing complexes say recent U.S. tariffs on China are making recycling difficult to maintain.