DES MOINES, Iowa — Around 130 Des Moines residents have lost their recycling privileges within the last year. Local waste disposal companies say that people may need a refresher on what is able to be recycled. Cassie Riley, the Community Relations Manager at Metro Waste Facility said that people need to make sure they are […]
This month we have been sharing some fun ideas on reusing single-use items like plastic bottles. We’ll cover cardboard, too, beginning next week. Reuse is a sustainability strategy. It means taking products that would otherwise be discarded and using them again in their current form, or with some creative changes. Before tossing it, think outside […]
The 3 Rs: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle. These are the three strategies for sustainability. And sustainability is what we owe our planet and ourselves. That’s why this month we will be focusing on reuse in our series we call, “Think Outside the Cart.” Simply stated, the difference between reuse and recycling is that recycling allows the […]