Recycling some plastics can be tricky, but there are recycling options that can be implemented at schools to keep waste from entering the landfill.
Special Report: Common recycling errors costing you money
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — A new law in China has forced communities across America to rethink how they’re recycling. Some communities are being …
Big question answered: The value of recycling
(Last week, we asked readers this question: “Would you be willing to pay a fee, maybe $200 or $300 a year, if it meant your community would continue …
Chinese Regulations Force Recycling Companies To Raise Rates
In 2018, China established a policy called National Sword. The regulation limits the amount and types of recyclables that the country will accept.
Frankfort, Franklin County to stop recycling paper products
Frankfort and Franklin County will no longer recycle paper products from households after the City of Lexington announced Tuesday that it is …
Consultant Recommends Increasing Rates and Recycling Charges
A consultant has recommended that the city consider increasing trash pickup rates annually for the next five years, and let commercial recycling rates …
Recycling ambassadors head back to Okanagan streets
The Regional District of Central Okanagan is pushing the message of recycling education. Recycling ambassadors are returning to the streets of the …
Recycling centers feel impact of recycling paper suspension
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Lexington Recycling Center is suspending paper recycling because it can’t get rid of it. This problem started in 2017 …
Will reusing containers replace recycling them? One company is betting on it
(CBS) — The Environmental Protection Agency says only about 9% of the plastic created in the US is recycled. Now one company is trying to revive an …
Trash talk: Union earns top honors in national recycling competition
Now in its 19th year, RecycleMania is a friendly competition for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities.