Composting will also be upgraded this year. Steen said meat went into the trash in previous years because much of the waste was fed to pigs.
Recycle BC launches flexible packaging collection
The project will be led by Recycle BC, a nonprofit that handles the province’s residential recycling, in partnership with Merlin Plastics. According to …
Recycling rates on the rise
This is largely down to an increase in household waste composting, which rose to 28.7%, compared to a Northern Ireland average of 22.8%. Mid and …
Recycling in Steamboat: Everyone is Responsible
By reducing, reusing and recycling, residents and visitors to the Yampa Valley contribute to its beauty, economy and sustainability. These reasons are …
Hall-Dale Continues Composting Challenge
Environmental Club members have continued to work toward consistent cafeteria composting at Hall-Dale Middle School, but not without …
Alexander City halts its paper, electronics recycling
Due to a decreasing market for recycled paper and the high cost associated with disposal of unwanted electronics, Alexander City officials have …
I’ve Heard That China Has Stopped Buying All Our Recycling. Is This True?
So, I’ve heard that China has stopped buying all our recycling because it’s too contaminated, and these days, everything just winds up in the landfill.
Seven ways to keep your recycling out of the landfill
Call it “wish-cycling” or aspirational recycling, people with the best of intentions are putting things in the recycling bin that cannot be recycled. Some of …
LETTER: Freeman report of recycling discord was off base
I attended the very informative public meeting May 23 at which officials of the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency and other stakeholders spoke …
Recycling Is Religion in Portland. But It’s in Crisis Because You’re Doing It Wrong.
“Diapers aren’t the heaviest things people put in recycling bins that don’t belong there,” says Vinod Singh of Far West Recycling. “But they are the …