• Recycling in Rural Areas: Challenges and Creative Solutions

    September 23, 2024

    In a larger city, recycling is easy to manage. Recycling facilities tend to be nearby and easy to reach, so trucks can navigate neighborhoods and plan recycling pick-ups that are cost-effective. When you live in a rural area, you may not even have curbside trash hauling due to the distance between houses. If there are five […]

  • Finding Recycling Centers for Specific Materials: A Guide to Specialty Recycling

    September 5, 2024

    It’s sad to consider that of all of the recycled items in a U.S. household, around 32% of them are actually recycled. In many towns and cities, it’s cheaper for those communities to send recyclables to the landfill than it is to properly recycle them.The EPA estimates that if all recyclables were handled properly, it […]