Recycling services are back for residents of Memphis and other nearby cities, nearly a week after a fire at the recycling facility put services on hold.
Market changes have prompted Philadelphia to cancel its Philacycle community engagement and recycling rewards program that began in 2017through a partnership with Recyclebank.
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.
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.
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 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…
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.