It’s a New Year! And a perfect time to make a Recycling Resolution. That resolution is to re-double our efforts to do recycling right. Remember, recycling begins with you. So, during the month of January we’ll be sharing simple tips from our friends at the Compact Alliance to help inform us all on the right […]
Celebrating the holidays means festive decorations. Wrapping paper for gifts, tree ornaments, strings of lights, wreaths, tinsel, and more. It’s fun! And with the current stay-at-home responsibilities due to the viral pandemic, making the most of where we’re spending the most time creates an enjoyable environment for all. Speaking of the environment, please know that […]
The first step in recycling cardboard starts with you. For the process to work, you’ll need to break down the cardboard, flatten it out, and make it a size that will fit inside your curbside cart. Now it can be picked up at the curb and taken to the recycling facility where it is separated […]
Don’t look now, but there’s probably a cardboard box at your door. That’s because more and more of us are shopping online. And while for some time now shopping and shipping using cardboard have increased year-over-year, it has exploded during the viral pandemic. The good news is that cardboard is one of the most recyclable […]
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 […]
The Regional Recycling District considers leftover household products that can catch fire or explode, or are corrosive or toxic, as household hazardous waste. Products such as fertilizer, pesticides, insecticides, used oil and gasoline, or corrosive chemicals can contain hazardous ingredients and require special care when you dispose of them. To avoid the potential risks associated […]
Electronic waste, called e-waste, is the fastest growing part of the residential waste stream. Why? Because technology advances the capabilities of our devices – computers, flatscreen TVs and monitors, printers, mobile phones and more. It all needs to be recycled. And the old stuff, like fax machines, CD players, and TVs with tubes, need to […]
Remember when you had several recycling bins and you had to sort recyclable items before you put the bins on the curb for pick-up? With what was called dual-stream or multi-stream recycling, you did the sorting. But today, we have single-stream recycling. That means you get to put all recyclable items in one, curbside cart. […]
In turbulent times, whether social, medical, cultural, political or environmental, one of the most important things you can do is make sure you are registered to vote, and then actually vote. It’s like knowing what materials are recyclable and then recycling them. To participate, action is required. Important, too, is participating in the 2020 census. […]
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 […]