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Why you'd go broke recycling: The hidden cost of trash that's never reused

You probably toss your plastic bottles and cardboard boxes into that blue bin with a sense of purpose. Maybe even pride. It ...
Chicago Tribune

Only 9.6% of Chicago’s waste was recycled last year. A new facility could improve rates, but stumbling blocks remain.

A lone Amazon box teetered on top of a pyramid of trash bags stuffed into a residential dumpster in the West Loop. “There you got your people that don’t recycle,” said Orando “OG” George, a driver for ...
AOL

Blue recycling bins could be a thing of the past under South Hampton Roads waste plan

Representatives of the region’s waste disposal authority are making the rounds at city meetings this month to lay the groundwork for long-term contract extensions they say will extend use of the ...
Mankato Free Press

BEC Board to vote on reestablishing recycling committee

Since mid-2025, the Blue Earth County Board has been discussing solid waste management in the county, specifically debating ...