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 […]
Little Rock is growing. And so is garbage and recycling. Because of new and shifting populations due to residential developments and annexations, meaning more people and more garbage and more recycling, Little Rock garbage and recycling pick-up days have changed. But only for some. In fact, the residents that will experience the change should have […]
Our economy will eventually grow out of the steep downturn in employment, paychecks, and spending at retailers, restaurants, and entertainment. But only if we grow out of the virus. But how? Well, it’s up to each of us to help all of us. When you wear a facemask, you’re not only doing it for you, […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 15, 2020) – The Regional Recycling & Waste Reduction District in Pulaski County has produced a TV commercial encouraging citizens to wear facemasks. The thirty-second spot also informs residential customers that used facemasks should be put in the trash, not in the curbside recycling cart. “It has become clear that in […]