Recycling is a practice that helps the environment, but it’s also a business. That business has become more complicated in recent months, especially …
Letter: Is recycling worth it?
I’ve been recycling ever since there was an opportunity to do so with local garbage pickup. I live in the county. The recent articles about recycling …
More traffic downtown brings more litter, how one organization is recycling it
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – A cigarette recycling program is going strong in Downtown Youngstown and trying to cope with a growing problem.
Danbury area towns could return to separating glass from other recyclables
The Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority is considering requiring Danbury-area residents to separate glass from the rest of their recyclables, …
You can’t recycle glass in Spartanburg County. Here’s what happens if you try.
Richard Davenport of Spartanburg is a faithful recycler. Each week he brings bags of empty soda cans and plastic containers, newspapers and …
Savanna Shopko to host recycling, shredding event
SAVANNA — The Savanna Shopko Hometown, 251 S. Fourth St., will host a hazardous waste, recycling and paper shredding event from 9 a.m. to …
Rosemont engineering firm to host recycling event Friday
The Burke Group and village of Rosemont will host a community recycle and donation event on Friday morning. Items will be accepted from 7 to 10 …
Village, towns scramble as household recycling prices increase
Village and towns are scrambling to figure out what to do with household recycling as the price to dispose increases. “Recycling is in crisis right now …
Delta employees build Atlanta homes from in-flight recycling proceeds
The Atlanta-based airline and Habitat for Humanity recently built and dedicated two new homes funded by recycling proceeds. The airline has raised …
Legislation & regulation
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Washington, says the U.S. exported a total of $5.6 billion worth of scrap commodities to China in …