News/Blog – Page 7 – Regional Recycling & Waste Reduction District

March 10, 2022

EPIC Glass Recycling, A Newly Established Nonprofit Organization, Has Ramped Up Operations In Central Arkansas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Little Rock, Arkansas, March 10, 2022, EPIC Glass Recycling, a newly established 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has ramped up operations in Central Arkansas. Spearheaded by local businessmen Courtney Little and Bob Crawford, the company is now operational with crews actively collecting glass from both Commercial and Residential participants. EPIC Glass Recycling (EGR) is […]

March 7, 2022

“Yes, I recycle.”

We hear this proudly expressed by residential customers. And we’re grateful for it. However, household recycling is unfortunately sometimes only partial recycling. That means recycling occurs usually in one room of the house: the kitchen. And, if so, we’re missing out on more recyclable items that may be ending up in the bedroom, den, or […]

February 18, 2022

Monday Holiday Alters Recycling Pick-Up Schedule: Trash and Recycling Services to be Affected

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (February 18, 2022) – The Regional Recycling & Waste Reduction District in Pulaski County, in partnership with Waste Management (WM), mailed in January the recycling holiday schedules for residential households. The schedule lists in calendar format curbside pick-ups from WM in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood, and the unincorporated areas of […]

February 2, 2022

Doing Our Part for Recycling

Today is the Presidents Day holiday. Enjoy! And on your well-earned day off, it might be a good time to look toward Spring and outdoor activities. As consumers, one environmentally responsible thing to do is look for recreational goods made from recycled materials, particularly rubber- and plastic-based products that use recycled rubber and plastic. The […]

February 2, 2022

Old Tires Don’t Simply Fade Away

Your Regional Recycling District is also in the waste tire recycling business. Waste tires are old tires that can no longer be safely used on vehicles. The district’s contract for waste tire loading, transporting, and process recycling is with Davis Rubber Co., a company that has been in business in Arkansas since 1924. Waste-tire recycling […]

January 24, 2022

Technology is a Double-edged Sword

Yes, it means we are making significant advances in productivity based on computing power, including processor speed and memory, data, and video. Devices are getting smarter with every new generation (5G is the latest). These advances also mean our devices are becoming obsolete faster, creating electronic waste requiring proper disposal. And proper disposal does not […]

January 3, 2022

New Year’s Resolution To Lose Waste

If your New Year’s Resolution is to lose weight, good luck! You might also want to lose waste. That’s right. The Regional Recycling & Waste Reduction District takes seriously the second part of our name: Waste Reduction. The more waste we all lose, the better for our community, our public health, and the environment. And […]

December 27, 2021

Recycling District Hires New Environmental Officer

NEWS RELEASE LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Monday, December 27, 2021) – The Regional Recycling & Waste Reduction District has hired William El-Amin as the new Environmental Officer for Pulaski County. El-Amin’s responsibilities will include supporting other environmental officers in the district’s tire recycling program, which encompasses Clark, Faulkner, Garland, Hot Spring, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, and Saline […]

November 29, 2021

Arkansas Recyclers Expect Increase in Packaging Material from 2020 Holiday Shopping Season

Arkansas recycling facilities are preparing for a projected 10% increase in packaging material over last year’s online holiday shopping. “The forecast for this holiday season includes increases in online shopping and shipping,” said Craig Douglass, executive director of the Regional Recycling District in Pulaski County. “That means more cardboard boxes will be showing up on […]

November 15, 2021

Don’t Contaminate Your Recycling Cart!

While we need more and more residential customers to participate in recycling – particularly plastic bottles and jugs, paper and cardboard, and metal cans – recycling does have its limits. So, reduce and reuse wherever you can. And when recycling, please remember that if you use a curbside cart, the cart sometimes will not be […]