City of Tucson changing recycling program

Poor recycling practices and risings costs are pushing the City of Tucson to change its recycling program.

Cuyahoga County asks residents to go ‘back to basics’ when recycling

The Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District is asking that residents recycle five core items so that the proper items are recycled for sale.

State's biggest recycling company goes out of business, closing several local locations

rePlanet shuts down all 284 centers statewide

Recycling centers across Bay Area shut down

State's largest company announces closure, shutters 11 local sites

California’s largest recycling center business, RePlanet, shuts down

California’s largest operator of recycling redemption centers has shut down and laid off 750 employees.

Recycling crisis escalates as another Victorian recycling firm gets waste ban

Phoenix Environmental Group banned by EPA from accepting rubbish at its Coolaroo facility

Petersburg officials look at changes to curbside recycling program

Markets for Petersburg’s recycled materials have not improved and borough officials think the borough assembly could consider changes to the recycling program for next year.

Gretna's curbside recycling program to continue, but will be scaled back

Curbside residential recycling will continue in Gretna and the Timberlane subdivision, but on the same scaled-back basis announced by Jefferson Parish in June.

Frederick County eyes Martinsburg-based Apple Valley Waste for recycling services

The Frederick County Public Works department is planning to sign a contract with a Martinsburg, W.Va.-based company to provide recycling services next year, after its current recycling contract expires.

Bangor will close local recycling station as part of city’s switch to new waste plant

Bangor residents who have grown accustomed to leaving their recycling at the city’s public works garage at 530 Maine Ave. will no longer be able to do so starting Sept. 2.

Utah cities ask residents: Are you willing to pay more to recycle?

Utahns across the Wasatch Front soon may shoulder an increase in the monthly fees they pay for recycling — a reality prompted by changing global conditions that mean it now costs many cities more money…

America is drowning in garbage. Now robots are being put on duty to help solve the recycling crisis

The U.S. is facing a recycling crisis that is burying cities and towns in tens of millions of tons of garbage a day. The situation is dire for many cities and towns as recycling costs…

Clear garbage bags may be coming to Wellington curbs

Clear garbage bags showing exactly what people are sending out in the trash may be coming curbside to Wellington.

Curbside recycling picked up by city - again

City Manager recommends awarding the bid for single stream curbside recycling service to Rumpke of Kentucky Inc. to begin to advertise through the city utility bills and other methods for data collection of residents who…

Don't put motor oil in the blue bin, and other rules for successful recycling in Reno-area

Recycling has never been easier since the adoption of single stream recycling in February 2017. But Washoe County recycling customers are still learning the ins and outs of what can and can't be disposed of…

Pittsburgh’s New Electronic, Hazardous Waste Recycling Program Begins

Today marks the start of a new recycling program in the city of Pittsburgh.

Livonia City Council hears proposal for new 'soft recycling' option

If a contract is approved by the council, the service would allow for the putting of items such as clothing and shoes out on the curb on trash day.