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Appropriate Disposal & Recycling Companies are the only collection companies to collect recycling from recycling carts or bins. The practice of taking recyclables without the owner’s permission is called “scavenging,” and its against the law. Basically, it’s the same as stealing, and anyone caught stealing recyclables may be charged with a misdemeanor and fined. Removal […]

The bright red letters on the back of Richard Garza’s jersey ruffle as he rummages, bent over the side of the receptacle. He’s digging through the garbage behind a GameStop store in Stone Oak, looking for treasure — a poster, a cardboard stand-up of some fantasy warrior or, if he’s really lucky, an intact video […]

Sorting through waste is not an appealing task, but more and more universities across the country are conducting campus waste audits to advance their zero waste goals. Waste audits help universities determine how much waste could have been recycled, composted, or reused and also create a baseline for comparison from one waste audit to the […]