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Recycling's Dirty Dozen — Recapping The 12 Items That Should NOT Go in Your Curbside Cart

Recycling’s Dirty Dozen — Recapping The 12 Items That Should NOT Go in Your Curbside Cart

September 25, 2020
Communities, Consumers, Education, Events, Government, Homeowners, Kane County Division of Environmental and Water Resources, Public Service, Sustainability, WK-Communities

Editor’s Note: This article concludes a yearlong series of articles on the “Dirty Dozen”—  items that should NOT go in your recycling cart but may…

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Recycling's Dirty Dozen: Keep Scrap Metal OUT of Your Curbside Cart

Recycling’s Dirty Dozen: Keep Scrap Metal OUT of Your Curbside Cart

July 17, 2020
Business, Communities, Consumers, Education, Environment, Events, Government, Homeowners, Kane County Division of Environmental and Water Resources, Local Economy, Recycling, Sustainability, WK-Communities

Editor’s Note: This article is written by Will County Recycling Program Specialist Marta Keane along with Kane County Recycling Coordinator Jennifer Jarland, both of whom…

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Recycling's Dirty Dozen: Beware The Tanglers!

Recycling’s Dirty Dozen: Beware The Tanglers!

June 19, 2020
Business, Communities, Consumers, Education, Environment, Government, Homeowners, Public Service, Quality of Life, Recycling, Sustainability, WK-Communities

Editor’s Note: This article is written by Brian Rhoades, business development manager of Area Recycling, Inc., along with Kane County Recycling Coordinator Jennifer Jarland, both…

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Recycling's Dirty Dozen — Yucky Stuff NEVER Goes in Your Curbside Bin

Recycling’s Dirty Dozen — Yucky Stuff NEVER Goes in Your Curbside Bin

June 5, 2020
Communities, Consumers, Education, Events, Government, Kane County Division of Environmental and Water Resources, Quality of Life, Recycling, Sustainability, WK-Communities

Editor’s Note: This article is written by Kerri Gale, director of Environmental Health, Jackson County, Murphysboro, IL, along with Kane County Recycling Coordinator Jennifer Jarland,…

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Recycling's Dirty Dozen: No Crushing Containers! (But You Should Flatten Cardboard Boxes)

Recycling’s Dirty Dozen: No Crushing Containers! (But You Should Flatten Cardboard Boxes)

February 17, 2020
Communities, Consumers, Education, Entertainment, Government, Homeowners, Public Service, Recycling

Editor’s Note: This article is written by Julia Linares, AmeriCorps member with the Chicago-area Greenest Region Corps and a fellow for Cook County’s Department of…

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Recycling's Dirty Dozen — No. 5: Plastic Bags Are The WORST Contaminant in Your Recycling Bin!

Recycling’s Dirty Dozen — No. 5: Plastic Bags Are The WORST Contaminant in Your Recycling Bin!

November 15, 2019
Communities, Consumers, Education, Environment, Government, Homeowners, Kane County Division of Environmental and Water Resources, Public Service, Quality of Life, Recycling, Sustainability

Editor’s Note: This article is written by Marie Streenz, operations analyst for Midwest Fiber Recycling in Normal, IL, along with Kane County Recycling Coordinator Jennifer Jarland,…

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Recycling's Dirty Dozen: No. 1 — Clearing Up Confusion on Plastics

Recycling’s Dirty Dozen: No. 1 — Clearing Up Confusion on Plastics

August 2, 2019
Business, Communities, Consumers, Education, Environment, Government, Public Service, Quality of Life, Recycling

Editor’s Note: This article, written by Kane County Recycling Coordinator Jennifer Jarland, is the first in a series of 12 articles on the “Dirty Dozen”…

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The ‘Dirty Dozen’ of Recycling — 12 Things That Should NOT Go In The Bin

The ‘Dirty Dozen’ of Recycling — 12 Things That Should NOT Go In The Bin

August 1, 2019
Communities, Consumers, Education, Environment, Government, Quality of Life, Recycling, WK-Communities

Editor’s Note: This article, written by Kane County Recycling Coordinator Jennifer Jarland, is an introduction to a series on the “Dirty Dozen” of recycling —…

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