MedWish accepts unused, unexpired medical supplies and usable equipment. These donations power the Cleveland-based nonprofit and have allowed shipments of medical supplies to reach those in need.
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Composting Leaves in Your Own Backyard
The leaves might be falling but they can still be of benefit. Collect them and create healthy soil by composting them with food scraps and other yard trimmings. Here are some hints to start reducing waste, recycling nutrients and improving your landscape and garden.
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Clean 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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The Scrap Tire Puzzle
Maybe this is you. Winter is coming, your tires are bald. You head to your local big box store in
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How My Family Took a Vacation from Creating Extra Trash
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.
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Thinking 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
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Contamination: Wish-cycling (and why we wish it would end)
Here at CuyahogaRecycles.org, we like recycling. However, we do not like wish-cycling which causes contamination. Wish-cycling is a term we
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Intern Introspective: My Summer Talking Trash
This summer, I spent eight weeks with the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District in Cleveland, Ohio as a communications intern.
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How 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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How to Reuse: 9 Resources for Learning More
Whether it’s sewing an old pair of jeans or patching a worn bike tire, it’s important to remember about reuse
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