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 […]
Those green recycling carts with the yellow tops are easy to spot in front of houses along your street. The truck goes down your street on your scheduled pick-up day and stops at every house with a recycling cart at the curb. Everyone is joining in to help protect the public health and safety and […]
Plastic bottles and jugs go in your curbside recycling cart. You knew that. Right? And you also knew that before you put them in your cart, they should be empty. Good job! But just because an item is made of plastic doesn’t mean it is recyclable. No big storage containers. No plastic swing seats. No […]
This month we will continue our series on “WHAT GOES IN THE CART?” This is truly news you can use because what goes in your curbside recycling cart is as important as what should be left out. Why? Because putting items in the cart that don’t belong there can disrupt the whole recycling process. And […]
This month we’ll be talking more about what goes in your curbside recycling cart, and what doesn’t. This is important because for recycling to work in our community, and we want it to work, residential consumers need to know the do’s and don’ts. Without your know-how, an effective recycling program will suffer. The first thing […]
Hopefully it’s a little better for you than last year, as the pandemic was heating up more than the weather! And this year, although vaccinations have been going on for several months now (and if you haven’t been vaccinated, please get yours), we all still need to stay safe and follow the latest health-related rules. […]
Recycling in North Little Rock and Sherwood is now even better! For residents of North Little Rock and Sherwood only, glass food and beverage containers will now be accepted in your curbside recycling cart. And for these items to be recycled properly, please make sure the clear, brown or green glass bottles and jars are […]
WASTE ADVANTAGE MAGAZINE The fate of cardboard boxes in the US rests in the hands of consumers more than it ever has been before. In the past, brick-and-mortar retailers handled much of the leftover packaging from shipments. Malls and grocery stores usually send big bales of used but relatively clean cardboard to recycling programs so […]
That’s what we call it when non-recyclable items placed in curbside carts steadily increase. Contamination has been creeping up over that last several months and we suspect it’s because more of us are working and learning from home. But only you know for sure. When items are put in your curbside recycle cart that don’t […]
If you reuse items around the house, you’ll have less trash and less recyclable material. And less is more. More landfill space for real garbage; more clean water from less stuff in gutters, streams, rivers and oceans; more clean air from less carbon emitted from landfill decomposition and other carbon sources; and more economic development […]