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  • Estate and House Cleanout Projects, A How-To Guide

    Estate or house cleanout projects can be overwhelming, but are also manageable. By following a few steps, you should be able to take care of many of the items you inherited or acquired and possibly avoid using a dumpster entirely.

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    Estate and House Cleanout Projects, A How-To Guide
  • How 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....

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    How Clean Is Clean? What it Really Means to Be Empty, Clean and Dry
  • On The Trail: Less Waste and Litter Free

    As the weather warms, more people will be making trips to their local trails and parks. Simply thinking ahead can help you avoid situations in which it seems necessary to litter or improperly dispose of trash while enjoying trails...

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    On The Trail: Less Waste and Litter Free
  • Sustainable Spring Gardening

    After a long Northeast Ohio winter, it’s always nice to get outside and start gardening! Before you begin, consider these tips for sustainable spring gardening.

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    Sustainable Spring Gardening
  • Remember to #BYOBags, Cuyahoga

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    Remember to #BYOBags, Cuyahoga
  • Reduce Waste: Kick Game Day Party Trash to the Curb

    Let’s reduce waste by kicking game day party trash to the curb. Here’s how you can be prepared to tackle waste during football's main event.

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    Reduce Waste: Kick Game Day Party Trash to the Curb
  • Large Dinner Party? Holiday Planning Can Reduce Wasted Food

    It’s the holiday season and time for seasonal gatherings, merrymaking events, large meals, and excess food. With a little bit of planning and creative reuse, you can reduce or eliminate wasted food.

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    Large Dinner Party? Holiday Planning Can Reduce Wasted Food
Reducing

Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do, or Do Without


May 1, 2020 | Guest Blogger

Could we reduce our waste by turning back the clock on some of our habits? Our grandparents lived by the popular slogan of that time, “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without” in the wake of the second world war. How can their actions inspire us today?

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Social Distancing? How To Celebrate Earth Day This April


April 22, 2020 | Diane Bickett

April 22, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day. While celebrations honoring this pivotal event in our nation’s environmental history have happened every year, with COVID-19 and a worldwide heath pandemic, this year looks a little different.

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In The News

Remember to #BYOBags, Cuyahoga


December 30, 2019 | Cristie Snyder

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.

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Recycling

Why You Shouldn’t Pay Attention to the Number on Plastic Packaging


September 24, 2019 | Guest Blogger

Resin codes identify the chemicals used to make plastic packaging. Developed by the plastics industry, they were never intended to be a consumer communications or education tool.

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Reducing

Throwing a Zero-Waste BBQ Event


August 15, 2019 | Guest Blogger

Summer BBQs in Northeast Ohio create lots of trash because single-use plates, utensils and cups are not recyclable. But there are some simple steps you can take to create a (nearly) zero-waste summer event!

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Reducing

Reducing Your Landfill Contribution


July 19, 2019 | Guest Blogger

The easiest way to reduce our landfill contribution is to start at the source and reduce how much waste we produce.

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Recycling

Recycling’s Evolution: Past and Present


June 27, 2019 | Diane Bickett

Recycling is prominent in our communities and our businesses. Annually, Cuyahoga County diverts more than 1.4 million tons of waste from landfills through recycling, composting and other waste reduction. Today, our focus at the District is to help residents understand the importance of recycling properly and its limits.

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In The News

Earth Day Reflections and the Environment


April 18, 2019 | Diane Bickett

The outrage that sparked environmental change in the 1970’s can also spark the change we need now, 49 years later, to address current problems of plastic pollution, climate change and the rollback of our environmental laws.

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For Businesses

Keys to Workplace Recycling Success


February 8, 2019 | Doreen Schreiber

Challenges arise when many departments in universities, hospitals and corporations become involved in the process. They may choose and place recycling containers and signage that are aesthetically pleasing. But, even though the containers are attractive, the system will fail because the keys to success were not followed.

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Reducing

New Year’s Resolve to Follow the 4R’s


January 25, 2019 | Guest Blogger

It’s time to follow through on those new year resolutions. Resolve to try the four Rs in 2019: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.”

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