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Montgomery County offers free campaign sign recycling
November 5th 2020
Now that the votes have been cast you're encouraged to recycle those outdated campaign signs. The Montgomery County Transfer & Recycling Facility offers free campaign…
New Program Aims To Improve Recycling By Educating Residents
November 5th 2020
A new program aims to educate residents on recycling practices so that more recycling content can be recycled and less is sent to the landfill.…
Tompkins recycling asking residents to compost their pumpkins
November 4th 2020
Halloween is officially over and Tompkins County department of Recycling and Materials Management is reminding residents that their pumpkins can have an afterlife –– as…
Montgomery County offering free campaign sign recycling
November 4th 2020
Campaign signs no longer needed after the 2020 election season are eligible for free recycling through the Montgomery County Transfer & Recycling Facility, according to…
Electronic recycling event to be held this month in Forest Park
November 3rd 2020
After having to postpone their October electronics waste recycling event at Forest Park in Woodhaven due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in central…
Record turnout at Sustainable Saratoga's Saratoga Recycles Day
November 3rd 2020
Sustainable Saratoga saw a record turnout at its recent Saratoga Recycles Day, diverting tons of clothing, electronics and more from landfills.
Rumpke Unveils Expanded Medora Recycling Center
November 2nd 2020
Rumpke Waste & Recycling unveiled its newly expanded Medora Recycling Center during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday.
Murray City Council OKs recycling plan
November 2nd 2020
The efforts of a work group formed in the summer to pursue additional ways Murray residents could dispose of their recyclable materials other than the…
City of Springfield recycling sites accepting pumpkins, organic donations
November 2nd 2020
If you’re looking for a safe way to get rid of pumpkins after Halloween, there are a few options available in Springfield.
Holiday Light Recycling Program Expands Across The Tri-State
October 30th 2020
There is at least one bright spot to 2020: More residents across Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky have the opportunity to drop off broken or unwanted…
Recycling to resume after 2-week suspension over COVID-19 in Rockford
October 30th 2020
Recycling in the city will resume next week after a two-week suspension that took place because the city’s waste hauler was dealing with a staffing…
Recycling on Halloween: are candy wrappers recyclable?
October 29th 2020
Halloween is filled with fun treats and snacks which come wrapped in all sorts of packing, but unfortunately, recycling candy wrappers is often not possible,…
Recycle household hazardous waste during event Nov. 7
October 29th 2020
Keep Forsyth County Beautiful, in partnership with the Forsyth County Recycling and Solid Waste Department and the City of Cumming, invites residents to the Household…
Curbside recycling collection suspended until at least December 15th
October 28th 2020
Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) has suspended curbside recycling collection since August 31st. The department originally announced it would reassess the situation on…
Massive recycling fire could burn for days in South Carolina
October 28th 2020
A fire at a South Carolina recycling plant so massive the smoke plume appeared on weather radar has been brought under control but it could…
City Council: Most constituents want curbside recycling option
October 27th 2020
During a meeting Monday, the mayor and most City Council members said they had heard from residents that continuing single-stream curbside recycling is worth the…
Tyler curbside recycling pick up to temporarily pause for maintenance
October 26th 2020
The City of Tyler Solid Waste Department has been notified that Rivers Recycling, the recycling plant contracted to take curbside recycling goods, will be closed…