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.
Stuart, Crowe offer free paper shredding and electronics recycling event
April 13th 2021
State Rep. Katie Stuart (D-Edwardsville) and state Sen. Rachelle Crowe (D-Glen Carbon) are teaming up to host a free paper shredding and electronics recycling event…
Electronics recycling event at Ascension Parish will end early due to terrific turnout
April 13th 2021
The electronics recycling event in the parking lot behind the parish hall* at Ascension Parish in Batavia has been successful they are ending it early.
Groups kick off Marietta Earth Day celebrations with recycling event
April 12th 2021
Washington County residents had the opportunity to safely recycle unwanted items during a recycling drop-off event as part of the Marietta Earth Day Celebration on…
Texoma Earth Day Recycling Event April 17
April 12th 2021
April 17, 2021 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Electronics recycling event in Schaumburg April 22
April 12th 2021
The Rotary Club of Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates is teaming up with Blue Star Recyclers for a Community Electronics Recycling Event from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday,…
Spring Residential Electronics Recycling Events Scheduled
April 9th 2021
The McHenry County Department of Health will be hosting four residential electronics recycling events this year.
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.