Waste Reduction Stories
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Skip the Straw!
Montgomery County Restaurants and Food Service Businesses Are Reminded to ‘Skip the Straw’ Starting Saturday, May 1, in New Department of Environmental Protection Campaign Montgomery
Waste Reduction Daily Choices
You Can Help Prevent Trash Fires
Materials improperly placed into the trash can be significant fire hazards, capable of starting fires when: mixed in loads of waste in refuse collection trucks,
Waste Reduction Energy
Recycle Right: CFLs Contain Mercury
The Recycle Right—CFLs Contain Mercury campaign is focused on educating the public about how and why to recycle the lightbulbs that contain mercury. CFLs use
Waste Reduction Energy
Residential Superstars: A Passion for Plogging
You know the three R’s like the back of your hand and do your best to reduce, reuse and recycle everything you can – but
Waste Reduction
Throwing Away Toys and Appliances with Batteries? Read This First!
Cordless appliances and tools are everywhere. What happens when it's time to throw them away? DO NOT toss batteries into the trash or recycling bin. Cordless appliances and
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Out with the old electronics? Learn how to recycle them here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-6xG3lf_uY Are electronics recyclable? You bet they are! But please do not place unwanted electronics in your blue recycling bin. Montgomery County residents and businesses
Waste Reduction
Yes, Montgomery County Recycles!
Continued reports in the national news say that recyclables, such as plastics are being sent to landfills or incinerated, rather than being recycled. We hear
Waste Reduction
Backyard Composting
Did you know that composting transforms your yard and garden trimmings, such as grass clippings, leaves, and garden prunings, into a dark, crumbly, sweet-smelling material
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Show Your Plants Some Love - Use Compost
This year’s theme for International Compost Awareness Week (May 3-9, 2020) is "Soil Loves Compost". Composting transforms your yard and garden trimmings—grass clippings, leaves, and
Water Waste Reduction
