The Regional Recycling District believes residential customers should have as many recycling options as possible. Part of the District’s responsibility is to help make recycling understandable, convenient, affordable, and effective. That’s why we facilitate the curbside pick-up contract with the cities, Pulaski County and Waste Management. It’s also why we work with Natural State Recycling […]
The Holiday Season and the New Year see the purchase of new TVs and computers. But never throw away the old ones in the trash. Instead, recycle them for free at our Saturday, Feb. 22, special collection of TVs and monitors, including computer monitors. This special recycling drop-off event will be held in Little Rock […]
NEWS RELEASE For more information, contact:Craig Douglass, 501-580-1608;craig@regionalrecycling.org LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (February 10, 2020) – The Regional Recycling & Waste Reduction District in Pulaski County will begin recycling plastic grocery bags at District Green Stations on March 2, 2020. These plastic items should not go in curbside recycling carts but dropped off at the District’s […]
Around the country there is a big push to somehow eliminate or outright ban single-use plastic items. These single-use items include plastic grocery bags. We’re not sure if these items will be banned, but what we are sure of is that beginning in March you can recycle plastic grocery bags by taking them to one […]
9:30 a.m. Regional Recycling & Waste Reduction District Conference Room300 Spring Street, Suite 200Little Rock, AR 72201 Thursday, March 19Thursday, June 11Thursday, September 17Thursday, December 10
Your Regional Recycling & Waste Reduction District in Pulaski County is charged with the mission of helping protect the public health and our shared environment. We do that by working with the relevant government services of the incorporated cities within the county and the Pulaski County government, which represents all of us, particularly those in […]
Empty glass bottles and jars are recyclable. But they don’t go in your curbside cart. Why? Because glass breaks and can contaminate paper, plastic and metal cans. These items need to be as free from other materials as possible to be marketable to re-manufacturers. Since glass-collection policies throughout Pulaski County for residential customers continue to […]
While we need to support local retailers, you no doubt have increased your online shopping. And that means more cardboard on your doorstep. But the convenience of cardboard shipping boxes also creates a lot of recyclable materials. Cardboard is one of the most recyclable items, as it provides much-needed fiber and pulp for a whole […]
The New Year will continue to see the recycling industry impact not only our shared environment, but our economy and economic development. The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc., reports that this year’s study confirms what insiders already knew: The recycling industry is both an economic and an environmental boon in the U.S., as it […]
NEWS RELEASE For more information, contactCraig Douglass, 501-580-1608;craig@regionalrecycling.org LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Tuesday, November 26, 2019) – 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 contest for the best education campaigns […]