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.
Free mattress, electronic waste recycling event set for April 10
April 9th 2021
Has your old mattress seen better days? The Sonoma Community Center will help recycle it at no charge.
23 free opportunities for Toledoans to drop off refuse and recycling this year
April 8th 2021
Toledo residents have 23 opportunities this year to participate in Engage Toledo Drop Off Refuse and Recycling events.
Big turnout expected at return of Carmel’s shredding, recycling event
April 8th 2021
Sue Maki expects the Community Shred-it and Electronics Recycling Day to be quite busy in Carmel.
Schaumburg Hosting April 24 Community Recycling Event
April 7th 2021
The Village of Schaumburg Environmental Committee and Schaumburg Township District Library are co-hosting Schaumburg's Community Recycling Event scheduled for Saturday, April 24 at Wintrust Field.
St. Augustine hosts recycling event for Earth Day
April 7th 2021
Document shredding, used oil and electronics disposal offered at community recycle event
Bossier Recycling Center changes hours to prevent illegal dumping of non-recyclable items
April 6th 2021
Bossier City announced a change in the hours of operation at the Recycling Center located at 3301 Old Shed Road. The new hours are Monday…
Madison ends plastic bag recycling
April 6th 2021
Madison residents will have to find new outlets if they want to recycle plastic bags.
City signs three-year, $79.6 million contract with Lake Shore Recycling
April 6th 2021
Under the new contract, the company known as LRS will collect blue recycling carts with “less than 50 percent contamination” in four of Chicago’s six…
Local recycling and waste collection events
April 5th 2021
The city of Albany is holding events to collect hazardous household waste, shred paper, and recycle books throughout the year. The first such event is…
Kalamazoo residents can now recycle foam at four drop-off events this year
April 5th 2021
Residents will be able to recycle certain types of foam in the city of Kalamazoo beginning in April.
Annual recycling event set April 22
April 5th 2021
If the pandemic has caused a buildup of reading materials and junk mail, the Tribune Chronicle has a solution: Recycle it.
Vernon County to offer tire recycling event
March 31st 2021
Vernon County is partnering with the Region M Waste Management District to offer a discounted tire collection event.
Anthem brings back Go Green recycling event
March 31st 2021
The Anthem Community Council is hosting its drive-thru Go Green event from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 17, at the Community Park lower parking…
City recycling could move from curbside to weekly drives with proposed centralized deposit station
March 30th 2021
During Staunton City Council's first look at the proposed 2022 budget, they heard that one city program may be kicked from the curb: recycling.
2021 Lake County special recycling collections schedule
March 30th 2021
As Lake County residents begin thinking about spring cleanup in and around their homes, the Lake County Department of Utilities and the Solid Waste District…
Ravalli County spring glass recycling event set for April 17
March 29th 2021
Ravalli County Recycling of Hamilton and Recycling Works of Missoula, will sponsor a one-day container glass recycling event on April 17.
Troy to hold electronic recycling, paper shredding, tire disposal event
March 29th 2021
Mayor Patrick Madden recently announced the City of Troy will host a collection event for Troy residents to dispose of electronics, paper shredding, and tires.