Recycle

Motor oil sticks to everything – even water! When poured down a gutter or a drain, oil can find its way to oceans, lakes, and rivers. It contains metal particles and other toxic substances, meaning it’s hazardous for plants and...

Americans throw away 70 gallons of paint every year, according to the U.S. EPA, and that wasted paint could be recycled into new products. By using one gallon of recycled paint, instead of buying a new one, 100 kilowatt-hours of...

Recycle Your Christmas Tree After you take down your Christmas tree, don’t trash it. If you leave it to the curb, it ends up in a landfill (adn take virtually forever to decompose.) Instead, recycle and compost that tree! First,...

Got old holiday lights? Don’t trash ’em. Did you know that Americans throw away 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year’s holiday time frame, which equals an extra 25 million tons of garbage? Don’t add to that number! Have those holiday...

Your old refrigerator or freezer can use as much as four times the energy as newer models, adding up to $150/year on your electricity bill. Looking to upgrade and to get rid of an old, working freezer or fridge? How...

The Streets Department’s 2019 Philly Leaf Recycling Program begins on Tuesday, November 12 and runs through Saturday, December 21.  Here’s the deal to compost those leaves THE RIGHT WAY: USE BROWN BAGS. Bagged leaves will only be accepted in biodegradable paper bags.  These bags can be processed for...

An estimated 1.3 billion pounds of pumpkins are trashed each year instead of being eaten or composted. That’s REAL spooky news. The bottom line: After you’ve carved those pumpkins, don’t trash them! How to Make the Most out of Your...

Waterford Township Environmental Commission lowers residents’ taxes through a recycling sticker campaign Earlier this year, Waterford Township, a small town in Camden County, New Jersey, realized it had a recycling problem.  Dave Chiddenton, the chair of Waterford Township Environmental Commission...

Can you recycle it? Can you donate it? What are some ideas for reusing it? This may seem like an odd Where Can I Wednesday, but we found out in our recent visit to Waste Management: a LOT of people...