by Emily Walkenhorst | December 3, 2018, Arkansasonline.com Whether Waste Management can increase customer recycling prices based on changes in “foreign law” is at the core of the negotiations over the company’s new recycling contract with three central Arkansas cities. The mayors of Little Rock, North Little Rock and Sherwood have yet to agree to […]
by Craig Douglass on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018 National Recycling Day was marked last month as it has been every year since 1997. This annual observance is sponsored by Keep America Beautiful with the objective of encouraging Americans to buy recycled products. “By reducing our waste and increasing our recycling, we can convert waste into […]
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Sunday, October 21, 2018 An application has been accepted from C.A.R.D.S. (Central Arkansas Recycling and Disposal Services) to expand landfill operations at their site. The current Class 4 Landfill property located at 9611 Ironton Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72206, is approximately 62 acres with 20 acres permitted for waste disposal and is located […]
NEWS RELEASE For more information, contact Desi Ledbetter, 501-840-3737; desi@regionalrecycling.org LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Sept. 12, 2018) – Environmental Specialist Calvin Wilson has joined the Regional Recycling & Waste Reduction District in Pulaski County as its second Illegal Dumps Control Officer (IDCO). Desi Ledbetter, Chief Operating Officer of the District, is also licensed as an IDCO. […]
LITTLE ROCK – The Regional Recycling District in Pulaski County posted an opinion poll on its website – RegionalRecycling.org – asking all residential customers to participate. Customers in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood and the unincorporated areas of Pulaski County may participate in the poll by going to: www.RecyclingPoll.com At RecyclingPoll.com, all participants may […]
By Emily Walkenhorst Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The Regional Recycling and Waste Reduction District has reported an increase in curbside and electronics recycling from this time last year, according to announcements last week from the district. The district collected 81 tons of electronics for its latest biannual electronics recycling drive, and 3,555 tons of recycling in its […]