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.
Columbia County recycling bottoms out
According to the monthly recycling revenue report, Columbia County sold 43 tons of metal, 144.55 tons of mixed paper and 237.87 tons of cardboard for a total of $426.22 in May.
Recycling plant fire halts services for some residents
The fire happened last Friday. Officials say a pile of cardboard that ignited is to blame.
Pittsburgh city to host recycling workshops for residents, businesses
The city will host four recycling and waste reduction workshops for residents and business owners beginning on Wednesday.
Omaha recycling on hold Monday and Tuesday
Frustrations continue to mount as Omaha continues to play catch-up on waste collection. Recycling pickup will be delayed a few more days as the result of severe storms this past week.City says if households recycled correctly recycling cost would decrease
More and more cities across America are suspending their recycling programs.
Residents in 4 communities will soon find out whether they’re recycling right or ‘wish-cycling’
Falmouth, Scarborough, South Portland and Windham have hired summer interns in hopes of teaching residents what to put in the recycling and what to leave out.
Hood River Garbage to resume recycling
Hood River Garbage received approval from Hood River County and the City of Cascade Locks to enact a 2.61 percent recycling surcharge - allowing Hood River Garbage to begin moving some material to recycle processors…Curbside recycling comes to an end in Sierra Vista
Curbside recycling in the city of Sierra Vista is coming to an end.Recycling in the Omaha area
FirstStar Recycling, which serves the City of Omaha, outlines what to bin, trash and bag (for residents in the orange bag program) in an A to Z recycling guide at firststarrecycling.com.
Electronic waste recycling drive to be held May 29-30
An electronic waste recycling drive will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 29 and 30 at Business System Solutions, 3138 S. Lafountain St.Cincinnati Tapped for National Recycling Initiative
Beyond 34 works to raise the U.S. recycling rate, which has been stuck at 34 percent for a decadeHistoric U.S. Bill To Clean Up Recycling At The Bin And Save Billions
Standardized labels on recycling bins will help reduce contamination and overhaul the recycling industry.
Local Recycling Rate Hits Record High
Central Ohio's recycling rate is now 49 percent, according to newly-released figures from the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio.
Charleston city council members mull options for new recycling program
Charleston’s free recycling bag program was supposed to end this fiscal year, but an extension may be on the horizon.McDonald County recycling program is back up and running
McDonald County Commissioners have reinstated a recycling program.City of Quincy to enforce changes to recycling program
Beginning Monday May 20, the city will start enforcing the changes to the recycling program.