recycling

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA for short, announced close to $600,000 from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expand recycling infrastructure and waste management systems across Alabama. The funding is meant to improve solid waste management planning, data collection and implementation of plans. Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this investment totaling is a part of EPA’s largest recycling investment in years.

The Baldwin County Commission is designing a new facility that could jumpstart recycling initiatives in South Alabama. The facility will allow local cities to transfer citizens’ disposables on site, including paper, aluminum and cardboard. It will be located at the county’s dump site off County Road 64.

While they may seem insignificant, plastic toothbrushes add up to a lot of long-lasting plastic waste. In this week's Living with Less Plastic commentary,…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Curbside collection of recyclable materials resumes next month in one Alabama city. The Tuscaloosa News reports Turscaloosa Mayor…

Recycling is important, but doing it the right way is even more important. In this week's Living with Less Plastic commentary, Mary Liz Ingram explores…

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama researchers are studying new ways to recycle plastics.Troy University says its recently established Center for Material and…

Plastic is a useful product, but it's the largest source of pollution and waste on the planet. In today’s Living With Less Plastic commentary, Mary Liz…

Nearly 17,000 jobs in Alabama relate directly to the state’s recycling industry, according to a study done by the Environmental Protection Agency and the…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's Department of Environmental Management isn't messing around when it comes to recycling.AL.Com reports Alabama recycled…

Municipal officials can lose sleep over the volume of trash that residents produce, but those in Montgomery have the opposite problem. They say the city…