There are recycling questions we hear regularly from residents. Engaging with the public is one of the most important things that we do because it allows us to clear up confusion about recycling, settle family debates about certain items, and encourage better habits for waste reduction and recycling. Here are answers to the top questions our staff has answered.
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Estate and House Cleanout Projects, A How-To Guide
You’ve acquired a home either through a purchase, as a gift, or as an inheritance. What is the best way to tackle estate or house cleanout projects?
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The big football game is coming, and excitement is building! But the big game, and the parties that accompany it, generate a lot of trash. Let’s reduce waste by kicking game day party trash to the curb. Here’s how you can be prepared to tackle waste and recycle right during football’s main event.
Read moreHow Clean Is Clean? What it Really Means to Be Empty, Clean and Dry
Not all things are suitable for curbside recycling. In Cuyahoga County, only five items belong: Cans, cartons, glass bottles and jars, paper and boxes plus plastic bottles and jugs. And there are best practices to recycling right. One best practice is to make sure that your curbside recyclables are empty, clean and dry.
Read moreRemember to #BYOBags, Cuyahoga
Choose to use reusable bags every time you shop. Cuyahoga County passed a county-wide ban on plastic bags that goes into effect on January 1, 2020. The ban prohibits grocery, retail and convenience stores from providing disposable bags at checkout.
Read more3 Factors that Determine if Something Can Be Recycled
Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. For recycling to work, there must be a large supply of a homogeneous materials, a way to collect and process those materials and there needs to be a market demand. And all that has to make sense economically.
Read moreClean Up Your Home to Stay Green this Fall
When fall temperatures drop and leaves begin to turn, many people’s thoughts turn to preparing their homes and yards for
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My family and I decided to get-away for a few days and have a quick adventure. Our travels took us away from home for three days, which gave us plenty of opportunity to eat out and create waste.
Read moreThinking Outside the Trashcan – 15 Back to School Green Tips
Saving money while saving the environment is easier than ever when you follow these 15 easy tips from the Cuyahoga
Read moreHow to Properly Recycle Plastic
Author’s Note: Originally posted in 2017, this story was updated on June 17, 2018. Recycling of some plastic items has
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