Bi-weekly residential recycling collection As of the first week of May 2021, residential customers will see a change in curbside collection of recyclable materials. This is when the City of Spokane Solid Waste Collection Service will switch to a bi-weekly recycling collection. This change will allow the escalating costs ofRead More →

School supplies made from oral hygiene products Trenton-based company TerraCycle has launched a school recycling challenge with Colgate and ShopRite. Participating schools in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and four other states can compete for prizes that include new desks, chairs, backpacks, pencil cases and pens, all made from oral hygiene wasteRead More →

UPDATE: April 5, 2021: The Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation has announced that it will award LRS a three-year residential recycling collection and treatment contract for four of the six areas. The municipal teams will continue the collection service in their two current zones. The contract, worth $ 79.6Read More →

Large-scale commercial demolition projects and building teardowns often lend themselves to straightforward recycling opportunities for contractors. Bulky materials, such as concrete and wood, and high-value materials, such as metal, are systematically handpicked at sites and subsequently recycled. But what happens when a demolition contractor generates materials that are not easilyRead More →

Smart Business Recycling Program Businesses – large or small – buy goods and services, use energy and water, and generate and dispose of waste. In fact, more than half of the waste generated in South Carolina comes from businesses. Operating in an environmentally responsible manner, companies can lead by exampleRead More →