Recycling Articles
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Record recycling rate reported for 2018
In 2018, Virginia hit a record-high 46 percent recycling rate for reporting localities.
Recycling Is Down In Oregon. Advocates Blame Plastic.
Oregon is not very good at recycling, and it’s getting worse, according to a new report. Overall recycling rates in the state have steadily declined for the last several years, even as the amount of…Colorado’s recycling rate improves to 17.2%, but we’re producing more trash than ever
Recycling advocates push Coloradans to reduce waste and want more than 3 of the state’s 10 largest cities to offer curbside recycling
Phoenix could end its recycling, composting programs to keep trash costs low
After no cost increases for 10 years, City Council to debate service cuts or price increases for trash and recycling programsAmerica Recycles Day encourages learning and practicing sustainable waste disposal
America Recycles Day falls on Friday, Nov. 15, and is a nationally recognized effort celebrating and promoting recycling in the U.S.
Basalt, Pitkin County won’t subsidize recycling center in 2020
Pitkin County and Basalt will stop funding a well-used public drop-off recycling center next year.
Fire rips through recycling center on Chicago's Near West Side
The Chicago Fire Department responded to a fire at a recycling center Thursday in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor on the Near West Side.
City of Grinnell discontinues glass recycling
The city of Grinnell has recently discontinued its glass recycling program, due to a lack of market demand for recycled materials. Now, with nobody to take their recycled glass, the College has followed suit.
10 Arrested for Recycling Fraud in Alleged Vegas-to-LA Smuggling Ring
Investigators uncovered an organized operation in which material was collected in Las Vegas, delivered by semi-truck to two California "undocumented yards," and then illegally redeemed for CRV by 12 Los Angeles recycling centers.Recycling starts back up in Okaloosa County
Okaloosa County is recycling again, according to the director of Public Works during a morning meeting with county commissioners on Tuesday.
Amazon offering free recycling for old or unwanted electronics
Amazon is making it easier for customers to drop-off unwanted electronics.New recycling drop-off location opens in Greensboro
Glass bottles and jars are no longer accepted in the City of Greensboro’s residential recycling program, according to a City of Greensboro news release.Washington County is recycling again. Here's what you need to do to be a better recycler
After four months of Washington County recyclables being dumped in the landfill, the Washington County Solid Waste District started shipping off recyclables on Thursday to the Republic Services processing plant just outside of Las Vegas.Newspapers, cereal boxes among items no longer recyclable in 7 Salt Lake County cities
Citing a change in the global recycling market, seven cities in southern Salt Lake County are telling residents that office paper, newspaper, junk mail, magazines, cereal boxes and other items that were previously recyclable items…Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper, and PepsiCo Announce New Program for Plastics Recycling
America’s leading beverage companies, such as The Coca-Cola Company, Keurig, Dr Pepper, and PepsiCo, today announced the launch of the “Every Bottle Back” initiative, an effort to reduce the industry’s use of new plastic by…Beverage companies aim to get bottles recycled, not trashed
Every year, an estimated 100 billion plastic bottles are produced in the U.S., the bulk of which come from three of America’s biggest beverage companies: Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Keurig Dr. Pepper.