Tag: Bins

Elgin Fire Department’s annual memorial service set for Saturday; South Elgin public works holding open house, selling rain barrels and compost bins; Hanover Township kite festival to be held at Hoffman Estates forest preserve

Elgin Fire Department’s annual memorial service set for Saturday The Elgin Fire Department will host its 32nd annual Elgin Area Firefighter Memorial Service Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 18, at the Illinois Firefighter Memorial Plaza in George Van De Voorde Firefighter Memorial Park, 533 St. Charles St. Representatives from the Elgin Fire […]

City of Bemidji offering low-cost compost bins, rain barrels to residents

Apr. 10—BEMIDJI — The city of Bemidji has partnered with the Recycling Association of Minnesota to sell low-cost compost bins and rain barrels to residents. According to a release, the advantages of compost bins are: * Composting is a resourceful way to recycle food scraps and yard trimmings, such as grass clippings and leaves. * […]

Delta flight returns to Amsterdam as bugs fall from the bins

A Delta Air Lines flight returned to Amsterdam Tuesday after what the airline cryptically called “improperly packed carry-on bag.” Social media posts, however, suggest that euphemism is doing a lot of heavy lifting. The Daily Mail reported that maggots were falling from the overhead bin after a passenger brought rotting fish in their hand luggage. […]

Licking County collected over 5 million pounds in recycling bins in 2023

In 2023, Licking County residents collected more than 5 million pounds of material in the 23 public drop off recycling sites throughout the county and throughout government buildings. Rumpke of Ohio, Inc. empties the bins and sorts the material for processing. Coshocton Fairfield Licking Perry Solid Waste District and the Licking County Board of Commissioners […]

What actually happens to the items in your recycling bins?

It’s a Friday night, and you and your family decide to order a pizza for dinner. You each take a couple of slices and throw the empty box into the recycling bin next to your cleaned-out peanut butter jar and pile of empty water bottles from throughout the week. You then leave the bin outside […]