Recycling Tips

Top tips for recycling your household rubbish, reducing your waste, and reusing whenever possible. There are little things each of us can do to help preserve and protect the environment. Being careful to recycle the right items in the correct way will ensure the recycling process is as efficient as possible.
Frederick County encourages residents to sort plastics when recycling
August 24th 2021
The Frederick County Public Works Department encourages people to be careful about the way they recycle plastics.
Clay County halts curbside recycling, highlighting growing trash troubles across the U.S.
August 24th 2021
Ten drop-sites are available to residents while collection services are suspended.
Free Recycling at the Lake County Landfill and Recycling Center
August 23rd 2021
The Lake County Department of Utilities and Solid Waste District has entered into a new contract with Republic Services for multiple single-stream recycling containers to…
Business of recycling: Tracking where waste goes
August 23rd 2021
Mahoning only county in state to offer free removal of items at curbside
Recycling event coming up next month for Guilford County residents
August 20th 2021
Greensboro and St. Paul Catholic Church will hold a Recycle Rodeo drop-off event for hard-to-recycle items from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 18 in…
GM to hold drive-thru ‘Electronic Recycling Day’ Aug. 26
August 20th 2021
From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Fort Wayne Assembly facility, located at 12200 Lafayette Center Rd in Roanoke, the public is invited to…
Curbside recycling set to resume Thursday in Longview
August 19th 2021
Curbside recycling will be available again beginning Thursday within the city of Longview.
Iroquois County electronics recycling day set for Sept. 11
August 19th 2021
The City of Watseka and the Iroquois County Board are hosting an electronic recycling event from 9 a.m.-noon Sept. 11.
Boise welcomes first all-electric recycling truck to fleet
August 19th 2021
The truck can serve up to 120 containers per day and collect seven tons of material before it needs to dump it off local recycling…
West of I-95 Recycling Collection
August 18th 2021
For questions on what can or can't be recycled, call the Public Works Call Center at (302) 576-3878.
Recycling events scheduled in Wyoming Livingston and Genesee
August 18th 2021
Events for recycling electronic wastes and hazardous materials have been scheduled for residents in Wyoming, Livingston and Genesee County for September.
Schnitzer Steel to Buy Assets of Columbus Recycling
August 17th 2021
Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. said it would buy the assets of Columbus Recycling in the Southeast region of the U.S.
Home Battery Recycling Guide
August 17th 2021
Americans purchase billions of batteries every year to power toys, cell phones, clocks, watches, laptops, portable power tools, rechargeable vacuums, radios, smoke detectors, remote controls,…
Dunwoody to hold hazardous waste recycling event for residents
August 16th 2021
Dunwoody residents will be able to recycle hazardous waste at a city recycling event on Sept. 25.
County hosting residential electronics recycling event Aug. 27
August 13th 2021
The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department (OCSWMD) will be hosting a residential electronics recycling event on Friday, Aug. 27 from 9 a.m. to 4…
Didn’t get a free recycling cart in Louisville? Here’s what's going on and what to do
August 13th 2021
Shortly after Louisville started delivering free, large recycling carts to homes in June, complaints and requests began streaming in by the dozens each day.
Popular recycling event returns to Jervis
August 12th 2021
Jervis Public Library, 613 N. Washington St., will host a modified Recycling Day event on Wednesday, Aug. 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in…