More trash, more cash: City wants $6M for landfill while recycling program struggles

“If Phase Three doesn’t get built, we’re going to run out of space within a year,” Nashua Alderman Ernest Jette said of the landfill during the city ‘s Monday Budget Review Committee meeting.

Recycling worker injured in Oakland explosion

The explosion happened while materials were being processed on a truck

Quincy recycling program still undecided

There was no decision at Monday night’s city council meeting on the future of Quincy’s recycling program.

Bossier revamps recycling program

Bossier Parish's recycling program is being re-energized now that negotiations with a new service provider have been completed.

As Costs Skyrocket, More U.S. Cities Stop Recycling

With China no longer accepting used plastic and paper, communities are facing steep collection bills, forcing them to end their programs or burn or bury more waste.

Recycling Woes That Began on the West Coast Have Spread Nationwide

Oregon was one of the first states affected after China stopped taking plastic and other recycled materials. Now, the New York Times reports, cities are burning what goes into the blue bins.

Kingston residents getting second recycling totes; mandatory separation of items starts April 1

Additional recycling totes will be distributed to city residents starting March 25 so that cardboard and paper recyclables can be separated from glass, plastic and metal.

City will be putting back recycling bins

Midlanders can begin recycling again. In late February the city announced that recycling containers around town were going to be removed until further notice

Residents want recycling program in Lee County

A recycling program could be on it’s way to Lee county.

Bottle deposit recycling bill filed in Arkansas

Previous attempts have been made to establish a bottle deposit program in Arkansas - the last in 2007. But this time the state representative sponsoring legislation to do it said she believes she has the…

Here’s a list of everything you can and can’t recycle in Connecticut.

Connecticut's recycling program is in trouble and those problems are already costing local taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Recycling of special items may be halted in Sharon over contract issue

Sharon residents registered for the city’s free curbside pickup of electronics and other household hazardous waste could find the service put on hold.

What residents need to know about the city's recycling program

Denton needs to get better at only putting approved recyclables in their blue bins every week.

Recycling programs seen as a waste in many communities because of high costs, inefficiencies

Recycling programs may not be as efficient as many Americans have been led to believe.

Electronic recycling fair in Sunset Beach

Canned food donations will be gratefully accepted to help stock the Seaside United Methodist Food Pantry shelves.

Womelsdorf adopts new waste and recycling ordinance

It's necessary to apply for a $350,000 state grant.

Peoria recycling plan: Alley pickups once a month

The Peoria City Council approved an interim plan Tuesday that will send recycling pickups back to the alleys and in the city's older neighborhoods - back to once a month.