Councils are saving up their plastic, landfills are reaching their brink, and some plastic isn’t being recycled at all while the country hopes for a recycling …
Students take charge of battery recycling
HIGH ENERGY—From left, Daniel Oroszlan and brothers Aidan and Eli Rubel with battery boxes (far left) ready for recycling.Saving the environment is …
Portland residents’ monthly recycling bills to go down 40 cents
Most Portland residents will see their monthly bills for residential garbage and recycling collection lowered by about 40 cents beginning in February …
Together with portfolio company AMP Robotics, Sidewalk Labs launches recycling pilot in Toronto
In Toronto, the municipal government is targeting a 70 percent reduction in the amount of recyclables and organics that are going into landfills or …
Garbage men caught on video combining trash and recycling in Arvada: Problem Solvers …
ARVADA, Colo. — When 36-year-old Jessica Hunt noticed garbage men tossing the trash and recyclable materials into the same garbage truck, she …
Recycling facilities report needles are one of their top contaminants
MILWAUKEE — Workers are being put at-risk by people who use needles and just toss them in the trash. “It literally is kind of like a needle in a …
Atlanta could raise its customers’ recycling fee after its contractor’s rate tripled
The fee the city of Atlanta charges its customers for curbside recycling services could go up as early as March as it deals with the news that the rate its …
Trash or recycle? Here is how to properly dispose of medical sharps
WISCONSIN — In 2019, almost 40 percent of Wisconsin’s recycling facilities reported that sharps were the top contaminant in the recycling stream.
Fishing line recycling at Balboa Pier gets OK from Newport Beach parks commission
A fishing line recycling program is closer to reality for the Balboa Pier. The Newport Beach Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission readily gave …
Paper, Cardboard Recycling Changes in Lackawanna County
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — People in Lackawanna County are noticing a change in how their recycling is collected since the start of the new …