Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that ...

12820 NE Marx St., 503-255-2299, farwestrecycling.com.

The largest recycling center on the Western Slope is operated by Waste Management (WM) of Colorado. The company processes material from Grand Junction, FruIta, Palisade, the Roaring Fork Valley, ...

Lowe’s, 2191 N. Telegraph Rd. in Monroe, accepts lithium and rechargeable batteries.Staples also accepts many types of ...

Mandy Miller didn’t expect to become an artist while attending University of South Florida at Tampa. A journalism major, she ...

Anoka County offers a free paper shredding event on May 3 for residents and small businesses, with a five-box limit.

A high-energy performance titled “Junklandia” by the Australian percussion group Junkyard Beats transported young ...

Leaders of NH's public radio and television stations sound the alarm and ask public for support; Trump supporter defends the president: Letters ...

This last Tuesday was Earth Day but shouldn’t everyday be Earth Day? By thoughtfully selecting your choices in wine, you can go a long way in reducing your “wine footprint” — aka being a ...

In the case of cardboard recycling, the product is collected from local businesses, reducing what would become waste. “I, for example, have my little store [R&A Store] in the center of Cotijuba ... we ...