How single-stream recycling works — and how your choices can make it work better

The Conversation reports on single-stream recycling, emphasizing its convenience but noting significant contamination issues ...
Centre Daily Times

Recycling: Pizza boxes, corrugated cardboard and more of your paper recycling questions answered

Most types of paper can be recycled in Centre County. It is easy to recycle paper so it does not end up in the landfill. We’ve come up with a list of our most frequently asked paper recycling ...
Post and Courier

You might be surprised by how much Charleston recycles. But where does all that stuff go?

Recycling promises discarded items a new life: Aluminum soda cans become new ones. Plastic is transformed into containers, athletic clothing and carpet. Cardboard becomes cereal boxes and paper towels ...

Shredded paper can't go in your home recycle bin. Here's why...

Most city/county machines can't handle the small pieces. PROSHRED makes 2,000lb bales of it & recycles it in Rockingham ...

16 things you shouldn't recycle — even if you think you can

Some items you can recycle in one city may be prohibited in another. Batteries, plastic bags, small appliances, and more may ...