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Glass recycling grows in Kansas City area
China is no longer accepting the world’s trash which is creating a recycling crisis in many cities in the United States.
New recycling drop-off location in Minden
The Town of Minden Public Works has created a new recycling drop-off location at their 1330 Buckeye Road facility.
Republic rep makes pitch for better recycling in Griffith
Recycling hasn’t gone the way of the dodo yet, but Griffith residents are being asked to brush up on their recycling knowledge to prevent its demise.City Council overhauls yard waste collections, increases recycling fee
After a lengthy discussion, the Springfield City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an overhaul to the city’s yard-waste collection program, along with a 50 percent increase in the city’s waste and recycling fee to help…
Community encouraged by recycling changes to cut back on plastic use
With plastic no longer recyclable in the area, a group gathered in Waynesboro on Monday evening to brainstorm change. With “reduce, reuse and refuse” the hope is that community members will cut back on plastic…New recycle bins in Iowa City leading to increased participation
Recycling in Iowa City has gone up significantly in only a few months- and the city says its new recycling bins are the reason for higher participation.
Prospect Heights Hosts Recycling, Document Destruction Event June 8
Prospect Heights and the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) will host a Document Destruction and Electronics Recycling Event at the Prospect Heights Metra Station, 101 S. Wolf Rd., from 9 a.m. to…
3rd recycling event set for Lower Burrell
The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. behind city hall at 2800 Bethel St.OCRRA ready for more food waste recycling, passed in budget
New York State’s recently passed budget took aim at a couple of environmental issues, like banning plastic bags and recycling commercial food waste. The Onondaga County Resource and Recovery Agency or OCRRA, is ready for…How Kansas City Recycling Companies Are Adapting To A Chinese Plastic Waste Import Ban
Despite reports that some waste companies in the U.S. are burning recycled paper and plastic or sending it to landfills, processors in the metro are still finding ways to market recycled material.Radford council clears way for recycling business at former foundry
City Council approved a special-use permit allowing a metal recycling facility to operate on a portion of the old foundry site.With price hike, recycling not worth it for some downtown Raleigh residents
For many people, tossing empty plastic bottles, glass jars and cardboard into the recycling is routine. But some local housing complexes say recent U.S. tariffs on China are making recycling difficult to maintain.Some Michigan cities may abandon recycling due to higher costs
China is not taking as much U.S. recycled material as it has in the past. The Chinese economy is slowing down and it doesn’t need to import as much paper and plastic.Republic Services opens Texas recycling facility
The 77,000-square-foot facility serves more than 510,000 residents and 2,500 commercial customers.City e-waste recycling event returning in May
City of Dickinson's electronics waste recycling event returns May 10.Glass returns to Houston’s curbside recycling program
Houston residents can resume putting glass in their curbside recycling bins, city officials said Thursday at the opening of a recycling facility in northeast Houston.