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Recycling bin Do’s and Don’ts: Holiday edition
December 11th 2020
This year, lighten your holiday celebrations by reducing waste and recycling right. Use the following tips and tricks as you prepare for the season’s festivities…
Video : Recycling Tips for Your Christmas Lights, Wrapping Paper, Ornaments
December 11th 2020
From the lights on your Christmas tree to the bows on your gifts, we’re breaking down what can be recycled and what is destined for…
Contaminated recycling a growing problem with holidays poised to add to the issue
December 10th 2020
Employees at the Sonoco recycling plant used by Wilmington and New Hanover County spend hours each day dealing with contaminated recycling.
City seeking feedback about new recycling drop-off site
December 10th 2020
When curbside recycling was suspended indefinitely in July, the 11 drop-off sites around Columbia became residents’ only option for offloading their glass, aluminum, plastic and…
Ogden's recycling program, halted last March, may be coming back
December 9th 2020
Ogden’s recycling program could be coming back, maybe in January.
Holiday recycling tips
December 9th 2020
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has released some tips for planning and being environmentally friendly during the holidays. When preparing for the holidays, they…
Columbia County plan $2.1 million recycling facility upgrade
December 8th 2020
The Columbia County Executive Committee unanimously approved a $2.1 million upgrade to its solid waste recycling. The move is projected to increase annual revenue and…
York County Solid Waste Authority suspends residential electronics recycling due to upswing in COVID-19
December 8th 2020
The York County Solid Waste Authority will suspend residential electronics recycling, beginning Wednesday, Dec. 9, until further notice.
A struggling recycling industry faces new crisis with coronavirus
December 7th 2020
Even before coronavirus arrived on U.S. shores, California waste recyclers were reeling from the collapse of global markets for used plastics and other scrap materials—a…
COVID-19 Halts Recycling Services
December 7th 2020
A temporary halt on recycling services begins today and continues until further notice as a quarter of the city's solid waste crews either have COVID-19…
Schuylkill County Recycling Program Ending This Month
December 4th 2020
The Schuylkill County Recycling Program will end by the end of December.
Milton To Host Electronics Recycling Event At Bell Memorial Park on Saturday, Dec. 12
December 4th 2020
Junkluggers is generously providing Milton an electronic recycling event at Bell Memorial Park (15245 Bell Park Drive) on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 9 a.m. to…
EPA Releases national recycling strategy draft
December 3rd 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a National Recycling Strategy draft for public comment through Dec. 4, 2020. The goal is to finalize…
Chicago is Failing to Enforce Recycling Laws: Watchdog
December 3rd 2020
Chicago is not doing enough to ensure that residents of large apartment complexes and businesses keep recyclable glass, paper and aluminum out of landfills, according…
Chesterfield planning to privatize curbside recycling
December 2nd 2020
Residents would have to ‘opt in’ beginning in 2023
Bring holiday lights to Resource Recovery Center for safe recycling
December 2nd 2020
While decorating for the holidays is a tradition, too often strings of burnt out or damaged holiday lights end up being tossed out with household…
City of Ocala hosts cooking oil recycling day
December 1st 2020
The City of Ocala hosted it’s second annual cooking oil recycling day Monday.