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Let's be real. Nobody likes looking into their garbage bin.It smells awful, looks worse, and most of us toss a bag into the outdoor bin without giving it a second thought. Yet the stuff you throw away ...

Workers sort through garbage to see what's in landfills. (IA DNR photo) The Iowa DNR has released three studies on the environmental and economic impacts of recycling in the state. The DNR’s Laurie ...

I like to think of myself as a good caretaker of the planet. To that end, I am faithful about placing my recyclable waste items—plastic containers, glass bottles and jars, cans, paper and ...

Creating waste goes hand in hand with modern society. But how we dispose of it has changed significantly in recent decades. Disposal sites have largely moved from small, unregulated landfills where ...

REUSE-A-PALOOZA 2026 will take place Saturday, February 21, from 12 to 4 p.m. as a free outdoor event focused on sustainability, community engagement and creative reuse. Presented by The Things […] ...

A digital platform designed to make waste and recycling information easy to find, understand and use is being rolled out across the suburbs and statewide. If you haven’t been notified already, chances ...

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