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.
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…
Crescent City town-wide recycling Aug. 19
August 12th 2021
The monthly curbside recycling day for Crescent City is Thursday, Aug. 19. To ensure items are picked up, they should be to the curb by…
Electronics recycling event to be held at Decatur First United Methodist Church on Aug. 15
August 11th 2021
New Life Technology Group will be taking electronics to be recycled on Sunday, Aug. 15, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Decatur First United Methodist…
Lake County to host final two special recycling collections for electronics and hazardous waste
August 11th 2021
A collection for home electronics will be held on Aug. 14, with a collection for hazardous waste to be held on Sept. 25.
Hoffman Estates recycling event set for Aug. 28
August 11th 2021
Hoffman Estates is hosting its free, annual recycling drop-off and document destruction event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 28, at the Susan H.…
‘We’re not anywhere close to that’: Indiana falling short of 50% recycling goal
August 10th 2021
Indiana is well short of their lofty recycling targets, according to a recent state report.
Marion County centers recycle nearly 750,000 pounds of furniture, tires, electronics in June
August 10th 2021
Recycling centers across Marion County collected over 500,000 pounds of furniture, over 115,000 pounds of tires, and over 70,000 pounds of electronic waste during the…