GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Kent County is suffering a $1 million shortfall because China is refusing U.S. recyclables. Darwin Baas is Kent County …
China’s ‘foreign garbage’ fight causes Kent County $1 million shortfall
To recuperate the shortfall, county waste officials have proposed doubling the cost of recycling. “I hate having to impose higher fees … but we’re …
Crest Recycling Center Permit Tags to Be Required
The Recycling Center is open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday from May 1 through Sept. 30.
Every home in Johannesburg will be required to recycle from 1 July
In a recently-released media statement, the council confirmed that a phased-in “separation at source” recycling programme would become mandatory …
Perry Twp. to host recycling event
Perry Township wants your hard-to-recycle items. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 16, old electronics, appliances, scrap metal and tires will be accepted …
5 Recycling Hacks To Use Around Your House
You may not know it that time but even the most useless of things can be recycled and put to come use. And let’s be honest here, the need of the hour …
Our plastic pollution crisis is too big for recycling to fix
Since the 1950s, some 8.3bn tons of plastic have been produced worldwide, and to date, only 9% of that has been recycled. Our oceans bear the …
PolitiFact: Most Austin parks lack recycling
Despite’s Austin’s “zero-waste” commitment, an advocacy group says that nearly every city park lacks recycling. We wondered about that declaration …
Worth Noting: City Council approves refuse, recycling rate increase
On Wednesday, the City Council approved a 3.5 percent increase on refuse and recycling rates for the 2018-19 fiscal year, which begins July 1.
Scrap metals catch fire at recycling site in Lilburn
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A pile of scrap metal caught fire Friday evening at a recycling site in Gwinnett County. Firefighters were dispatched to the …