Your Guide to Cardboard Recycling and Types of Cardboard Everyone knows when it comes to kids, the best part of a gift isn’t the gift itself, but the cardboard box it came in. A simple box can be magically transformed into a drive-in movie car or a pop-up grocery store. If cardboard [...]

Recycling and The Big Game So you’ve splurged on the new big screen. The pizza is ordered. Dips are made. Drinks are cold. You are ready for your Big Game party.  You spend your Sunday night eating, drinking and cheering on your favorite football team. Then, just like that, it’s over.  Your last [...]

How Market Drives Recycling Permanent Markets are a Key to Successful Recycling Programs January 2019 If you have been following the news about recycling in the last year, you know that contamination in recycling loads is a growing concern nationwide.  Recycling contamination is when non-recyclable items are placed in with [...]

Battery Recycling and Disposal Alkaline BatteriesThese are your typical household batteries commonly found items like toys or flashlights. They vary in size and shape and are single use batteries. These batteries are not allowed in your regular trash containers for disposal at the landfill. They also should not be [...]

Plastic Recycling - What's in a Number? If you are like many of us, when trying to determine whether to recycle something or throw it in the trash, you look for the “chasing arrows” or recycle symbol. You may find the symbol on paper, glass, metals and plastics. When dealing with [...]

A Recycling Resolution to Last the Entire Year Happy New Year everyone!  If you are like most of us, you started this new year with a plan!  You are going to eat healthier.  You are going to stay organized.  You are going to buy a new house.  These are all [...]

Can I Recycle My Garden Hose? As the weather begins to turn and we find ourselves heading to the shed to pull out last years supplies, we may discover that some of our tools didn't make it through the winter.  Maybe your plastic flower pots have new cracks in them or [...]

Is America Over-Recycling? Recycling Wrong, Leads to Contamination American recycling practices need to change.  All-in-one recycling bins and carts are currently contaminated with material that cannot be recycled.  Contamination is simply any material that is not accepted in curbside recycling collection.  In recent decades, as the harmful effects of [...]