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Oswego Hosts Recycling Drive-Thru Event
Oswego Hosts Recycling Drive-Thru Event
Hundreds of people at SUNY Oswego threw out their old electronics in the first recycling event since the start of the pandemic. Shannon Bove is an event greeter, and in the early hours, things were…
Akron reboots campaign to encourage residents to recycle properly
Akron reboots campaign to encourage residents to recycle properly
The City of Akron and Keep Akron Beautiful, an environmental sustainability organization, have relaunched the “Recycle Right” campaign to encourage residents to recycle, but to do so correctly.
Drop off refuse, recycling for free on Saturday
Drop off refuse, recycling for free on Saturday
The next Engage Toledo recycle and refuse drop-off event is set for Saturday, and adults can receive three free disposable masks while they get rid of household waste or recyclables.
County Launches Recycle Right Campaign
County Launches Recycle Right Campaign
To help, San Diego County’s Solid Waste Planning and Recycling division has launched a “Recycle Right” newspaper-radio-social media campaign.
Baltimore officials ask for patience as frustrations over delayed trash, recycling pickup mount
Baltimore officials ask for patience as frustrations over delayed trash, recycling pickup mount
Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young says he understands that people are frustrated by mounting piles of garbage in their neighborhoods as trash collectors repeatedly miss pickups. His neighbors have been knocking on his door,…
$100 million recycling plant planned for Erie
$100 million recycling plant planned for Erie
Erie Insurance and Plastek Group to invest combined $9 million
San Diego County Offers Tips, Resources to Make Recycling Easy
San Diego County Offers Tips, Resources to Make Recycling Easy
San Diego County along with I Love A Clean San Diego are offering some tips and resources to make recycling easy.
Minot City Council delays decision on curbside recycling
Minot City Council delays decision on curbside recycling
No decision puts curbside recycling on hold
Trash, recycling collection will continue to be delayed in Philly this week
Trash, recycling collection will continue to be delayed in Philly this week
Residents should still set out their garbage on their regular pickup days
Electronics recycling event at SUNY Oswego Aug. 22
Electronics recycling event at SUNY Oswego Aug. 22
Local electronics recycler Sunnking is preparing for record crowds during its first electronics recycling collection events since the COVID-19 shutdown.
Recycling Delayed For Weeks in SW Baltimore
Recycling Delayed For Weeks in SW Baltimore
A stinky situation is brewing in neighborhoods across the city as trash and recycling delays wear on.
Missed trash and recycling pickups continue; DPW provides update
Missed trash and recycling pickups continue; DPW provides update
Three years living in Baltimore’s Highlandtown neighborhood and Rodger Heath says he has never seen it like this.
Philly warns of recycling delays, launches 'Curb Your Waste' initiative
Philly warns of recycling delays, launches 'Curb Your Waste' initiative
For Laura Williams and other residents on South Lambert Street in South Philadelphia, walking down the block has become a nuisance. They said their recycling has been piling up for more than a month.
Northern Rrecycling and Waste buy back center in paradise announces closure
Northern Rrecycling and Waste buy back center in paradise announces closure
The Northern Recycling and Waste Buy Back Center in Paradise has shut down. Action News Now Dani Masten explains why it had to close.
Connecticut boosts prices it pays to e-scrap firms
Connecticut boosts prices it pays to e-scrap firms
Processing companies said multiple factors led them to raise recycling prices in Connecticut this year. Some cost pressures are unique to the state but others are being felt industry wide.
Powell Valley Recycling will open on Saturdays
Powell Valley Recycling will open on Saturdays
Powell Valley Recycling employee Don Branstetter inspects materials dropped off by Amy Barhaug (at left), to ensure they’re sorted properly. Now that drop-off bins are no longer available, the center will begin offering some Saturday…
New recycling center opens south of Newark
New recycling center opens south of Newark
It’s only been open for a month, but the Newark Recycling Center is already proving popular.