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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.
Philadelphia to stop burning its recycling by the end of April
April 26th 2019
Philadelphia will stop burning half of its recycling by the end of April.
Franklin recycling to transition to roll-out containers
April 26th 2019
After using its blue bag program, Franklin residents will transition to roll-out containers for their recycling needs starting in 2020.
Rising costs force Craven County to end curbside recycling in June 2019
April 25th 2019
Craven County Commissioners recently voted to end curbside recycling pickup countywide on Friday, June 28, 2019, due to rising costs of recycling collection services.
Lewiston-Auburn’s recycling rate is among the lowest in Maine
April 25th 2019
Recycling programs in Lewiston-Auburn, like many in Maine, are struggling with low participation and lots of "contamination."
Florida has goal of 75 percent recycling by 2020; Indian River County is at 66 percent, programs planned
April 24th 2019
Single-stream recycling is up again in the county, with 5,766 tons of reusable materials staying out of landfills between January and March.
Dothan officially re-opens Westgate recycling center
April 23rd 2019
Across the state, lots of Earth Day celebrations brought awareness to environmental issues. In the Wiregrass, part of the celebration involved officially re-opening one of…
Lake Charles residents voice concern over lack of curbside recycling
April 23rd 2019
While residents in the City of Lake Charles have access to recycling some argue that it’s not the most convenient. This is the case for…
Glass recycling grows in Kansas City area
April 22nd 2019
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
April 18th 2019
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
April 18th 2019
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…
City Council overhauls yard waste collections, increases recycling fee
April 17th 2019
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…
Community encouraged by recycling changes to cut back on plastic use
April 16th 2019
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…
New recycle bins in Iowa City leading to increased participation
April 16th 2019
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…
Prospect Heights Hosts Recycling, Document Destruction Event June 8
April 15th 2019
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…
3rd recycling event set for Lower Burrell
April 12th 2019
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
April 12th 2019
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…
How Kansas City Recycling Companies Are Adapting To A Chinese Plastic Waste Import Ban
April 11th 2019
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…