Recycling Events

Recycling Conferences & Events updates from North America
Lexington to close recycling center for equipment repair
April 9th 2020
The Lexington Recycle Center will be shut down, and residential and business collection of recyclables will be suspended for several weeks beginning Monday, April 13,…
Wrongly Disposed of Masks and Gloves in Cranford Could be Dangerous, Recycling Company Says
April 9th 2020
Used gloves and masks belong in the garbage — and nowhere else: not in the recycling, and not littered on local streets.
‘A huge step forward.’ Mutant enzyme could vastly improve recycling of plastic bottles
April 9th 2020
Recycling isn’t as guilt-free as it seems. Only about 30% of the plastic that goes into soda bottles gets turned into new plastic, and it…
No more glass in recycling bins in the City of Bellevue
April 8th 2020
The City of Bellevue has changed its recycling a bit, due not only to the Covid 19 virus, but the fact that they are now…
Hippie Haven offering no-contact recycling at downtown store
April 8th 2020
Rapid City’s first zero-waste store wants to help residents live sustainably during the COVID-19 quarantine.
Dickinson Recycling Center only accepting green waste until further notice
April 7th 2020
The Dickinson Recycling Center in Milford will only be accepting green waste until further notice.
Recycling Collections Shift To Every Other Week In Philadelphia
April 7th 2020
The Streets Department will pick up recycling on regular days, but only every other week. Trash collection will go on normally as possible.
Kirksville recycling collection suspended
April 7th 2020
RTS North LLC, the waste services provider for Kirksville, has suspended recycling collection until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oxford Recycling Center closed indefinitely
April 7th 2020
Town Manager Butch Asselin informed selectmen at Thursday’s meeting that effective Apr. 7, the Oxford Transfer Station’s recycling center will be closed until further notice.…
Plastic Recycling to be Suspended in Garrett County
April 6th 2020
The Garrett County Department of Solid Waste & Recycling has announced that, due to the COVID-19 crisis, plastic recycling will be suspended.
Walton County Trailer Recycling Program suspended
April 6th 2020
The Walton County recycling trailer program is temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emmet County Recycling to resume mixed container collection, curbside service
April 3rd 2020
Emmet County residents who have been stockpiling recyclable materials at their homes in recent weeks got some good news Thursday, when the county recycling program…
St. Johns Lions Club Drop-off recycling site closed
April 3rd 2020
The announcement is effective immediately and is in effect until further notice.
Temporary suspension of recycling, mayor says
April 3rd 2020
The city of Enterprise recycling service has been suspended until April 30—or until conditions associated with the COVID-19 threat is passed.
Recycling continues for now in area municipalities
April 2nd 2020
Recycling facilities throughout the state and beyond are temporarily closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but recycling in Mason County will continue, at least for…
Newton City scales back recycling
April 2nd 2020
After spending months in planning to create a voluntary recycling program in the city of Newton, and then working with participants to get contamination reduced…
No rest for contractors hauling city waste, recycling
April 2nd 2020
Council gave the official nod of approval last week for short-term contracts for collection, processing and disposal of trash, as well as recycling services and…