Asphalt Shingle Recycling Facts and Figures
Do you know which is the most commonly used type of roofing shingle? If you said “asphalt,” you are correct; these shingles are used for about 80 percent of roofs in the US today. Despite this figure,...
View ArticleRecycling Pioneer to Have Fitting Memorial
In 2010 the Wisconsin Integrated Resource Management Conference, the solid waste and recycling conference in Wisconsin, recognized Milly Zantow during thier 20th Anniversary celebrating Wisconsin’s...
View Article“Litter Selfie” from Menomonie
On April 22nd the Menomonie Lions Club got out and cleaned up their section of Highway 25. Looks like the did a pretty good job!
View ArticleWaukesha County Household Hazardous Waste Special Collection – May 16 and...
Waukesha, WI – The Village of Mukwonago will be hosting a special one-day collection of household hazardous waste open to any Waukesha County resident on Saturday, May 16th from 8:00 a.m. to noon. The...
View ArticleCity of Milwaukee One-Day-Only Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Sale! Saturday May...
Compost food scraps to send less to the landfill. It’s back! On Saturday May 16th, from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm, the City of Milwaukee will host a ONE-DAY-ONLY compost bin and rain barrel truckload sale....
View ArticleIs burning waste worth the risk of starting a wildfire or compromising your...
MADISON – With fire danger currently elevated in Wisconsin, it’s even more important that people consider recycling and composting instead of burning waste and yard debris, which Department of Natural...
View ArticleWaukesha County Household Hazardous Waste Special Collections: June 6 –...
Waukesha, WI – Two Waukesha County communities will hold special one-day collections of household hazardous waste in June. The City of Brookfield will hold its special collection on June 6. The City of...
View ArticleWaukesha County Distributes Nearly $1.5 Million To Municipalities For Recycling
Waukesha, WI – Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow announced that 25 municipalities will receive checks this spring totaling nearly $1.5 million as partners in the Waukesha County Recycling Program...
View ArticleSmall Propane Cylinders Pose Hazards to Recycling Facility Workers
Waukesha, WI – Over the last several weeks, workers at the Waukesha County/City of Milwaukee Materials Recycling Facility have removed many small propane cylinders from the recyclables and there are...
View ArticleFive ways Americans should — and shouldn’t — recycle
With the vast majority of U.S. towns and cities opting to let residents toss all their recyclables in one blue bin (and leave the sorting to machines), here are five ways residents can make sure more...
View ArticleMake Recycling the Winner During Summer Sports
(Brown County, WI) Summer sports leagues are in full swing. Whether on the field or in the stands, athletes and fans can get active this summer by reducing, reusing and recycling at the game. “Lots of...
View ArticleThe Cycle of Recycling
Stevens Point, WI (June 26, 2015) – Contrary to what recent articles in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post have stated, recycling is not in a crisis. We, the board of directors of...
View ArticlePublic Service Announcement – Dangers of Propane Tanks
There are serious safety concerns with propane tanks and cylinders being delivered with recyclables to the new Joint County/City recycling facility located in the City of Milwaukee. On June 18th there...
View ArticleWisconsin Expert: Recycling is Not in a Crisis
STEVENS POINT, Wis. – National business publications sucha as the Wall Street Journal and Forbes recently have run articles saying recycling is in a crisis, but the president of Associated Recyclers of...
View ArticleWaukesha County Land Resources: In the Community
Waukesha, WI – Waukesha County Department of Parks and Land Use – Land Resources staff will be coming to local community events in August! Expert staff will be available to answer questions about...
View ArticleA+ Ideas for Back to School
(Brown County, WI) Your kids may not want to admit it, but the school year is coming. Before you rush out to the store, school supply list in hand, take a moment to see how you can get your kids ready...
View ArticleLandscape Plastics Recycling Collection Event at Johnson’s Nursery in...
Waukesha, WI – Johnson’s Nursery, Inc. headquartered at W180 N6275 Marcy Road, in Menomonee Falls, will be holding the annual landscape plastics recycling collection event on Saturday, September 12...
View ArticleThe American recycling business is a mess: Can Big Waste fix it?
Profits across the industry have been in free fall, due to technical challenges and changes in consumer behavior. Can Waste Management turn things around? In 1987, a tugboat named Mobro 4000 set out...
View ArticleRecycle Right – Quality Matters!
Waukesha, WI – While Waukesha County residents have always been diligent with recycling, there has been an increase in non-recyclable material (“residue”) entering the new Materials Recycling Facility...
View ArticleHousehold and Agricultural Hazardous Waste Special Collection: Saturday,...
Waukesha, WI – The City of Oconomowoc will hold its special one-day collection of household and agricultural hazardous waste on Saturday, September 12, 2015. The collection will take place at the...
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