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Recycling Tips

Top tips for recycling your household rubbish, reducing your waste, and reusing whenever possible. There are little things each of us can do to help preserve and protect the environment. Being careful to recycle the right items in the correct way will ensure the recycling process is as efficient as possible.
Celebrate Earth Day in Garland with this drive-through recycling event
April 14th 2022
Residents can recycle electronics, cardboard and batteries while being able to shred documents.
Bye Bye Mattress program promotes recycling of old mattresses
April 13th 2022
The Bye Bye Mattress program offers services to make recycling old mattresses and bed parts easy. The Recycling Council created this program to create an…
Less than 4% of Styrofoam gets recycled in the US. Here's what 2 companies are doing to change that
April 13th 2022
There are no options for recycling Styrofoam in the Quad Cities area. Instead, it ends up in landfills where it will never break down.
Chemical industry pitches ‘advanced recycling’ to Michigan lawmakers
April 13th 2022
Michigan lawmakers are considering legislation that could pave the way for industrial facilities that chemically transform plastics into reusable raw material, but recycling advocates and…
Johnson County looks to relocate hazardous waste recycling center
April 12th 2022
Monday, the Overland Park Planning Commission voted 9-1 to recommend the city council approve a special use permit for Johnson County to create a Household…
Target announces dates for its car seat trade-in recycling program
April 12th 2022
Target has announced when people can trade in their old, expired or damaged car seats for a discount on new items.
Alliance Quota Club members get recycling lesson
April 12th 2022
Quota Club of Alliance got a lesson in recycling during a recent meeting.
Hazardous Waste Recycling Event Scheduled In Catawba County
April 12th 2022
Catawba County’s annual spring residential household hazardous waste collection event will take place Saturday, May 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hickory…
UMaine’s Greenhouse Plastic Recycling program set to open
April 12th 2022
University of Maine Cooperative Extension expects to open its Greenhouse Plastic Recycling program Tuesday, April 19, with drop-off sites available statewide through Nov. 21.
Spring recycling drop-off event is on April 16
April 11th 2022
Eden Prairie provides several recycling opportunities for residents this year, including one this month.
United Way to host electronic recycling event
April 11th 2022
United Way of Greater Nashua will host an electronics recycling event from April 22-29.
KCGB spring recycling event a big success
April 11th 2022
Keep Calhoun Gordon Beautiful hosted its semi-annual recycling event Saturday and saw a steady flow of locals taking advantage of the opportunity to get rid…
Canadian government to invest in produce packaging recycling project
April 8th 2022
The government aims to reduce packaging waste and increase sustainability for food and produce packaging.
Youngkin promotes recycling but discards Va. program to ban plastics
April 8th 2022
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) issued an executive order Thursday laying out a recycling plan for state agencies but drew criticism from environmental groups for…
KGIB's annual electronics recycling event set
April 8th 2022
That old printer that has been gathering dust in your home office is not exactly biodegradable, but it’s not like you will ever get around…
Library hosts styrofoam recycling event
April 7th 2022
The Shawnee Public Library recently hosted a Styrofoam Recycling event. Collections from the effort yielded and densified just more than 65 pounds of foam.
Spring Valley to host weekend electronic recycling event
April 7th 2022
Event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 9