BOWLING GREEN (WTVG) – Starting June 25, people in Wood County will be able to recycle items at a number of drop-off sites at any time.
McLean County Recycling Nears 42 Percent; New Goal Is 50
Recycling rates in McLean County are approaching 42 percent, according to the Normal-based Ecology Action Center. That total eclipses the 40 …
Tire Recycling Event Set for Mid-August, in Beatrice
BEATRICE – Beatrice and Gage County will host another tire recycling event this summer. Administrator of Keep Beatrice Beautiful, Linda Grell …
Study: Plastic will pile up in wake of China recycling ban
FILE – In this March 12, 2018, file photo, Skagit County Solid Waste Division manager Margo Gillaspy displays some of the recyclable plastic items that …
The world will finally have to confront its massive plastic problem now that China won’t handle it
That’s because when hundreds of countries around the world said they were “recycling” their plastic over the past few decades, half the time what they …
Recycling: What’s happening and what you can do
As Chinese manufacturing has grown, so have the Chinese markets for the recycled materials used to make products. And empty ships headed back …
McLean County recycling rate increases for the third year
recycling After McLean County reached its recycling rate goal of 40 percent in 2016, the Ecology Action Center increased the goal to 50 percent.
Report outlines potential improvements for compost operations at Grimm’s Fuel Company
Green Mountain Technologies produced an 86-page report that lays out four alternative approaches to managing compost piles, any of which would …
Learning and Growing on Stockton’s Sustainable Farm
Stockton’s 1.5-acre, off-grid sustainable farm is a laboratory for students of all majors offering hands-on opportunities in agriculture, beekeeping and …
Malloy signs clean energy and climate bills
The new law also mandates that 40 percent of the state’s electricity come from renewable sources by 2030 and creates a new flat rate for solar power …