Green is the color of March. You know, St. Patrick’s Day and the coming of spring! With all of the cold and snow, it’s time to start thinking about renewal – renewing your commitment to recycling and reducing waste. Here are two good ideas from Penn State’s Green Team you probably already know about and […]
We recently mentioned the term “wishcycling.” Wishcycling is when you wish a certain material were recyclable, or that it should be. So, you put it in your curbside recycling cart. And hope. Folks who are dedicated to environmental correctness sometimes believe that everything can or should be recyclable. Recycling is the overall solution to healing […]
It’s time to remember some of the more overlooked do’s and don’ts of curbside recycling. Of course, you know that plastic bags and bags of any kind should be left out of your cart. They’re called tanglers. And they can get caught and wrapped up in the recycling machinery. Other material that gums up the […]
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 […]
Do you know what goes in your recycle cart and what doesn’t? Sometimes it depends on where you live. While our district covers all of Pulaski County, the recycling contract with Waste Management only covers Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood and the unincorporated areas of the county. Those areas have the same recycling requirements. […]
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 […]