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 […]
Hopefully you’ve seen some of the informational TV commercials from the Regional Recycling District. These messages have not only been important for the health crisis we’ve all experienced, but can be followed year-in and year-out. That’s how important recycling is to the manufacturing supply chain. And manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution employ thousands of Arkansans. The […]
That means another year has gone by, and improved electronics technology, and holiday gift-giving, have given us new TVs, computers, printers, cell phones, and advanced counter-top appliances. But don’t throw the old stuff away. Instead let us recycle them. For free! On Tuesday, April 23, and Wednesday, April 24, unplug your old electronic equipment and […]
Rather than give you a long list of things that should be left out of your curbside recycle cart, here are the things that can go in your cart. They include regular paper like office paper; cardboard, flattened to fit inside the cart; plastic bottles and jugs, the kinds where the opening at the top […]
Recycling glass is the right thing to do. It provides raw materials for new products and avoids landfill waste. But glass is difficult to process when mixed in with other recyclable items. In fact, broken glass in your curbside cart can prevent other recyclables like paper, cardboard, cans, and plastic bottles from being recycled. So, […]
Originally published in Waste Advantage Magazine, December 21, 2018 This year, it’s going to be harder to recycle all that holiday wrapping paper and packaging. The reason – China has stopped buying certain kinds of scrap, and more changes are on the way in 2019. As of 2018, China – the world’s largest buyer of […]
Effective January 4, 2019, the Inter-District Waste Tire Management Program will no longer maintain a public collection center for the disposal of waste tires at the City of Hazen/Prairie County Armory located at 968 East Front Street, Hazen, AR 72064. A new public collection center location will be effective January 4, 2019 at Seely’s Automotive, […]
Effective January 4, 2019, the Inter-District Waste Tire Management Program will no longer maintain a public collection center for the disposal of waste tires at the Barkley’s Auto Service, 686 Why 65 North, Greenbrier, AR 72058. Direct questions or comments to desi@regionalrecycling.org.
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Tuesday, November 20, 2018) The Regional Recycling District in Pulaski County recently challenged public and private schools throughout the county to create or expand recycling education in their schools. The challenge was in the form of a school-grant contest for the best education campaigns about each school’s recycling program. An award of […]
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas Residents throughout Pulaski County regularly use their green and yellow recycling carts to recycle plastic bottles, paper, cardboard and cans. But this weekend, green will turn pink and blue as the Regional Recycling District in Pulaski County and the Little Rock Public Works Department provide pink recycling carts for this Saturday’s annual […]