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New plastics recycling study shows potential for economic growth

Posted by on Feb 5, 2013 in Disposal, Environmental, Feature, Program, Recycling | Comments Off

Wisconsin could realize substantial economic rewards and jobs growth by recycling more of the valuable plastics that currently end up in its landfills, concludes a recent study commissioned by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

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Wisconsin Integrated Resource Management Conference February 20 – 22

Posted by on Jan 31, 2013 in Disposal, Environmental, Hazardous, Program, Recycling | Comments Off

The WIRMC annual winter conference offers many opportunities for both experts and novices to learn about advances in waste management. The keynote speaker, Dr. Shahzeen Attari, will be speaking about the latest research into how human perceptions, biases and motivations shape their actions on environmental issues.

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Study shows low response to prescription drug take-back programs

Posted by on Jan 25, 2013 in Disposal, Environmental, Recycling | Comments Off

A new study indicates the vast majority of prescription and over-the-counter drugs in Wisconsin aren’t being disposed of properly and recommends boosting programs designed to collect unused household medications. Such programs keep more of the drugs out of the hands of those who would abuse them and out of the environment.

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Twelve Tips to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle in 2013

Posted by on Jan 7, 2013 in Disposal, Environmental, Feature, Program, Recycling, Seasonal | Comments Off

With a new year, many of us are making resolutions to improve our health, save money, and live better. This year, resolve to help the environment and go easier on your pocketbook by reducing, reusing, and recycling more of your waste. To kick start the New Year, here are twelve simple tips everyone can take to reduce their waste.

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E-Cycle Wisconsin electronics collection approaching 100 million pounds

Posted by on Dec 7, 2012 in Disposal, Environmental, Program, Recycling | Comments Off

During the first three years of Wisconsin’s electronics recycling program, households and schools have taken nearly 100 million pounds of old TVs, computers and other electronics to registered collection sites, keeping harmful materials out of landfills and putting valuable resources to new and productive uses.

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Reduce Waste and Save Money This Holiday Season

Posted by on Dec 4, 2012 in Disposal, Environmental, Feature, Recycling, Seasonal | Comments Off

Giving and sharing during the holiday season can add up to additional waste with extra gift wrap, extra packaging, disposable dishes, leftover food and more. But we can make small changes in some of our holiday habits to reduce additional waste and save money.

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Can I recycle pizza boxes?

Posted by on Nov 30, 2012 in Recycling | Comments Off

A series of commonly asked questions about recycling. We will walk you through some of the frequent recycling questions we receive and provide answers. We hope you find this useful and valuable as we continue to encourage everyone to Recycle More Wisconsin!

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Can I recycle hard plastic from electronics packaging, food take-out containers or non-container household products like toys?

Posted by on Nov 23, 2012 in Disposal, Environmental, Program, Recycling | Comments Off

A series of commonly asked questions about recycling. We will walk you through some of the frequent recycling questions we receive and provide answers. We hope you find this useful and valuable as we continue to encourage everyone to Recycle More Wisconsin!

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How come my community recycling program doesn’t collect all plastics?

Posted by on Nov 19, 2012 in Disposal, Environmental, Recycling | Comments Off

A series of commonly asked questions about recycling. We will walk you through some of the frequent recycling questions we receive and provide answers. We hope you find this useful and valuable as we continue to encourage everyone to Recycle More Wisconsin!

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Doesn’t rinsing out my recyclables before tossing them into the recycling bin waste more energy than is saved by recycling?

Posted by on Nov 8, 2012 in Disposal, Environmental, Program, Recycling | Comments Off

A series of commonly asked questions about recycling. We will walk you through some of the frequent recycling questions we receive and provide answers. We hope you find this useful and valuable as we continue to encourage everyone to Recycle More Wisconsin!

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