A glass recycling bin designed to help more than a dozen municipalities keep jars, bottles and other related items from ending up in landfills has been installed in Sewickley. On Friday, Pittsburgh-based Michael Brothers Hauling put the 20-yard bin in a field at Riverfront Park near the playgrounds. It isRead More →
Waste disposal still causes headaches for the city of Sundance — and now, according to a worried resident, it’s having a financial impact on businesses. Amy Goodson, owner of Cowgirl Pizza and Laundromat, appealed on Tuesday to members of the Sundance City Council to remain open-minded about finding a betterRead More →
Kent customers who did not receive garbage pickup from Republic Services during a work stoppage Jan. 12-14 (Wednesday-Friday) will receive a discount. Negotiations between City of Kent staff and Republic Services resulted in an agreement to reimburse missed service. Republic Services will pay a total of $200,000 to cover refunds,Read More →
Greeley residents will soon have the opportunity to recycle glass thanks to the near completion of a public-private partnership between the city and Owens-Illinois, Crabtree Brewing Co. and Andersen Sales and Salvage Inc. Starting March 15, glass for recycling can be dropped off at Crabtree Brewing, 2961 29th St., andRead More →
PORT ANGELES — Glass recycling services and a solid waste transfer station were closed Tuesday as Port Angeles Public Works adjusts to taking over garbage collection and recycling duties from Waste Connections of Washington, based in Texas. Public Works Director Thomas Hunter’s presentation Tuesday at the Port Angeles Business AssociationRead More →
Bradenton Rinsing your cans and breaking down your boxes is the first step when it comes to reusing your trash, but chances are those recyclables end up in landfill. According to the latest data from Bradenton’s solid waste division, approximately 70% of recycling loads that are dropped off are notRead More →
Collection Truck (via Fairfax County) Same day deliveries have become increasingly popularthanks to companies like Amazon and Uber Eats, but that convenience could come at a cost to local governments. The operating budget of the city of Vienna’s sewerage division – which includes collection agents, landfill fees for waste andRead More →
Izah Azahari The management of waste and waste sent to the Sungai Paku landfill is to end by 2030. Thus, efforts are being made to use the latest and innovative methods, especially for the Brunei River. This was stated by the Permanent Secretary (Planning, Land Use and Environment) of theRead More →
Grace Leung, City Manager of Newport Beach By Grace Leung, City Manager of Newport Beach Some of you have already received new green-topped carts for recycling yard waste, food waste and other biodegradable materials through a state-mandated organic waste recycling program that is entered into force on January 1. TheRead More →
As time passes for the city of Sault Ste. Marie to transition local recycling and hazardous waste programs to producer responsibility, city officials have a few questions they would like answered. Ontario requires municipalities to implement a comprehensive producer responsibility system by 2025, which would place the responsibility for productRead More →
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – The pandemic has had a negative impact on many industries. But when it comes to recycling and trash services for the city of Phoenix, they’re doing better than ever. The amount of waste and recycling generated has increased during the pandemic as residents often spend moreRead More →
The West Hartford Land Trust won two Trex benches through a challenge program, but would like to remind the community of the eligible materials. Submitted The people of West Hartford have shown incredible support for the plastic film recycling program. The West Hartford Land Trust has joined the Trex CommunityRead More →
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, City Manager of Newport Beach As the number of new COVID-19 cases begins to decline throughout Orange County, the Newport Beach permit counter, tax operations, and community centers will reopen to the public beginning Monday, January 31. These services had been limited to virtual andRead More →
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore has contracted WIN Waste Innovations to staff and operate eight recycling collection centers, with the Department of Public Works remaining on a bi-weekly collection schedule, officials said Monday. Starting Tuesday, the company will staff the centers Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Drop-offRead More →
Since opening in 2015, containers at the Whitefish Central Recycling Site have regularly overflowed with cans and cartons during peak periods, a persistent challenge that has set city officials on a years-long journey to settle on a program compulsory selective collection. With the city’s recent decision to move forward withRead More →
The Manitou Park bench is designed by ByFusion and is half finished. Inside the bench are the contents of the resident’s orange bags. BOISE, Idaho — The City of Boise has partnered with a Los Angeles recycling company, ByFusion, to create a zero-emissions recycling process. ByFusion works with the HeftyRead More →
The Green Party US EcoAction Committee condemns President Biden’s year of climate neglect and renews the call to pressure the President to declare a climate emergency and issue a comprehensive set of related executive orders, as described on ClimatePresident.org. Biden and congressional Democrats must also immediately replace the increasingly shrinkingRead More →
Communities in the Bangor area and beyond that abandoned local recycling programs before a new waste treatment facility started in Hampden have not reinstated these programs, and are unlikely to do so. do, even though the plant has been closed for over a year and a half. This means thatRead More →
By The Chronicle team The icy driving conditions last week prevented WSU volunteers Lewis County Master Recycler Composter and Master Gardener from hosting a previously scheduled holiday recycling event in Centralia. Due to these circumstances, the recycling program will be extended. Volunteers will be in the parking lot outside theRead More →
An increase in the omicron variant of Covid among city workers, followed by Monday’s snowstorm, is responsible for the cancellation and delays of recycling and trash can services in Baltimore today. “The lanes of the city should remain quite slippery and any melting precipitation will refreeze overnight,” the Department ofRead More →
Residents of Maricopa County have several options for recycling their Christmas trees and wreaths this year. Cities offering drop-off points ask residents: Bring only live trees and wreaths, not plastic trees and wreaths. Bring the tree and crown without a bag. Remove all decorations, lights and garlands. Remove the treeRead More →
With the arrival of the new year also comes a long list of new laws coming into force in California, ranging from housing development to food waste recycling, minimum wage increases, police and criminal justice system reforms. . The following are just a few of the many laws that comeRead More →
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of News Advocate’s Best Stories of the Year compilation (in no particular order) revisiting and recapping Manistee County’s biggest news from 2021. MANISTEE – The County and Town of Manistee recently struggled with their recycling programs. With the accumulation of cardboard boxes at a siteRead More →
Derry Transfer Station is full of neatly organized stacks of everything residents don’t want. Old sofas, abandoned Halloween decorations, and tidy mounds of plastic, cardboard, glass and aluminum. Receive NHPR reports on politics, the pandemic, and other hot topics delivered to your inbox – sign up for our newsletter (it’sRead More →
AUBURN – Craig Lutz, a representative for Republic Services, was in attendance at Thursday’s Public Works and Safety Council meeting to brief city workers on the services and answer questions. Lutz said the company is still living in a “pandemic state of mind” as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affectRead More →
The bond is for a period of 15 years. “The timing is right,” Keene told county board members this week. “Engineers may envision that more work will be needed in the years 2028-2029 – but it may or may not happen, they just talked about it. With your approval andRead More →
The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) has started delivering recycling carts to households in Baltimore City. The carts will first be distributed to communities with the lowest recycling rates according to Esri’s Market Potential Index (MPI) database. The distribution process is expected to take four months. Households inRead More →
Starting in July, the Delaware Solid Waste Authority will begin charging recycling carriers when contamination rates exceed 15% of a charge. In anticipation of this change, the carrier that provides recycling services to Rehoboth Beach has increased the cost of its service by 88%. Rehoboth Beach’s contract with Millsboro-based BlueRead More →
Toronto, Aug 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – When school is in session, if your student is not already overwhelmed with sports, clubs and music programs, then start or help with a school refresher program would be a great curricular, educational extra-activity. Recycling teaches children important lessons about the environmental impactRead More →
