Happy February! My New Year’s resolution is to try to help us all recycle more in 2024! I wanted to focus this month on items that can be recycled that you may not know about. Paper envelopes with ...
One ton of recycled aluminum cans saves enough energy to power a laptop for more than 77 years. One ton of recycled copy paper saves up to 7,000 gallons of water, or enough water for more than 411 ...
You toss that yogurt container into the recycling bin. It feels good, right? You're doing your part for the environment.
All trash put into any bin in Montgomery County finds its way to the Montgomery County Solid Waste District location in Moraine, and waste collectors there estimate nearly two-thirds of garbage they ...
Every now and then, I check in with our recycling hauler to uncover the rogue items sneaking into recycling carts or drop-off spots, where they absolutely do not belong. The top five offenders ...
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, almost 94 tons of municipal solid waste were recycled and composed in 2018 – about 32%. But there's also the looming issue of contamination, rendering ...
Trying to recycle the wrong materials only clogs up the system. We asked a recycling expert about the dos and don'ts of recycling takeout boxes.