Recycling

Several organizations are collaborating to determine whether residents in rural parts of McDonough County would like to have access to a recycling…

Glass, plastic, aluminum, and paper from Macomb will no longer be sorted at the Bridgeway facility on the west end of town. In a letter dated February 17,…

It will soon be easier for residents of rural Lee County to recycle.In the past, they had to pay someone to come to their home or business to pick up…

Wasting around 40 percent of all the food produced in the U.S. certainly has its drawbacks: It's not feeding people in need, it's expensive and it does a…

Parts of the region are making more of an effort to go green. In Galesburg, IL. nearly 75% of residents are now recycling. The increase, especially in the…

After the holiday season people might have broken Christmas lights and used batteries from their new electronic devices. Those should not be thrown in the…

It could soon be easier for rural Lee County residents to recycle.The Great River Regional Waste Authority has recycling trailers throughout the county,…

The Great River Regional Waste Authority will stop disposing of electronic waste on January 1.General Manager Wade Hamm said instead, televisions and…

The Hancock County Board and the Western Illinois Regional Council have come up with different numbers for the cost of recycling collection in the…

Lee County is being asked to help enhance rural recycling opportunities.The Great River Regional Waste Authority has about a dozen community trailers…