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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.
Henrico may impose annual $24 recycling fee
December 16th 2020
Henrico County officials soon may implement an annual $24 recycling fee on every residential dwelling in the county, as part of an effort to expand…
Baltimore City recycling pickup to resume in January, Mayor Brandon Scott says
December 16th 2020
Nearly four months into a citywide pause on recycling pickup due to the coronavirus pandemic, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced Tuesday that the service is…
Large fire at Cleanlites Recycling in Mason
December 15th 2020
This is the second fire at the location in less than three months.
How to recycle your holiday packaging
December 15th 2020
As presents begin to pile up over the holidays, so does cardboard and plastic packaging. This year in particular, when online shopping is essential to…
Montgomery County Environmental Services organizes Styrofoam recycling event
December 14th 2020
Montgomery County Environmental Services is coordinating with the Centerville-Washington Park District and the City of Centerville to organize a Styrofoam recycling event Saturday Jan. 2…
Berkeley Heights Recycling Days switching to a Monday, Tuesday split starting on March 8
December 14th 2020
Come March 8, 2021, the second week in March, recycling days in town will change from Wednesday, Thursday; to a Monday, Tuesday split, due to…
Glass recycling program to restart as private venture; needs bin filled at least once a month
December 14th 2020
A new, privately-led initiative to resume the recycling of glass in Rome and Floyd County will start in January.
Recycling bin Do’s and Don’ts: Holiday edition
December 11th 2020
This year, lighten your holiday celebrations by reducing waste and recycling right. Use the following tips and tricks as you prepare for the season’s festivities…
Video : Recycling Tips for Your Christmas Lights, Wrapping Paper, Ornaments
December 11th 2020
From the lights on your Christmas tree to the bows on your gifts, we’re breaking down what can be recycled and what is destined for…
Contaminated recycling a growing problem with holidays poised to add to the issue
December 10th 2020
Employees at the Sonoco recycling plant used by Wilmington and New Hanover County spend hours each day dealing with contaminated recycling.
City seeking feedback about new recycling drop-off site
December 10th 2020
When curbside recycling was suspended indefinitely in July, the 11 drop-off sites around Columbia became residents’ only option for offloading their glass, aluminum, plastic and…
Ogden's recycling program, halted last March, may be coming back
December 9th 2020
Ogden’s recycling program could be coming back, maybe in January.
Holiday recycling tips
December 9th 2020
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has released some tips for planning and being environmentally friendly during the holidays. When preparing for the holidays, they…
Columbia County plan $2.1 million recycling facility upgrade
December 8th 2020
The Columbia County Executive Committee unanimously approved a $2.1 million upgrade to its solid waste recycling. The move is projected to increase annual revenue and…
York County Solid Waste Authority suspends residential electronics recycling due to upswing in COVID-19
December 8th 2020
The York County Solid Waste Authority will suspend residential electronics recycling, beginning Wednesday, Dec. 9, until further notice.
A struggling recycling industry faces new crisis with coronavirus
December 7th 2020
Even before coronavirus arrived on U.S. shores, California waste recyclers were reeling from the collapse of global markets for used plastics and other scrap materials—a…
COVID-19 Halts Recycling Services
December 7th 2020
A temporary halt on recycling services begins today and continues until further notice as a quarter of the city's solid waste crews either have COVID-19…