Tag: recycling
How to reduce your daily waste and save money in 2026
Americans now generate nearly 5 pounds of waste daily. Portage SWCD's Lynn Vogel explains how to break the "fast fashion" cycle, support U.S. cotton and make smarter consumer choices to protect our farmland and water.
How to repurpose your Christmas tree for wildlife habitat
Speaking of birds... Learn how live-cut Christmas trees can be recycled after the holidays to create habitat for Ohio’s birds, fish, and wildlife across the state. Plus find drop-off locations across Ohio and western Pennsylvania.
Independence Conservancy to host tire collections
The Independence Conservancy will hold affordable community tire collections in cooperation with several Pennsylvania municipalities this spring.
West Virginia gets nearly $2 million in recycling grants
Gov. Jim Justice announced $1.99 million in grants will go to 22 recipients through the West Virginia DEP’s REAP Recycling Assistance Grants Program.
Independence Conservancy holds tire collections in Pennsylvania
Independence Conservancy is hosting a fall lineup of community tire collections, including a new site this year in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
New recycling process could find markets for ‘junk’ plastic waste
With a new recycling technique, University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical engineers are turning low-value waste plastic into high-value products.
How to make reusable food wraps
Every household can help reduce plastic waste by using reusable food wraps. They are easy to make and can be composted at the end of their useful life.
Ohio hosting international Envirothon competition
The Envirothon provides the opportunity for students to work together, solve problems and unite in creating a hopeful future for our planet.
This fall, when it comes to leaves, you can rake it...
Recycling leaves can help you reduce the cost of purchased landscape products, make your soil more fertile, reduce weed germination and protect the environment.
Using less plastic has big benefits
The average American takes home almost 1,500 plastic bags every year. You can make a difference by switching to reusable bags to do your grocery shopping.
