recycling

Crushing aluminum cans and flattening plastic bottles when recycling can do more harm than good in some cases.

I am sometimes guilty of not throwing enough stuff away as the phrase "pack rat" has been used to describe me. However, I'm safer than most in Missouri as there is a long list of things you can't legally throw away without facing consequences if you're caught.

I was brought up to believe that you should recycle everything you can to avoid creating unwanted waste in a community. That turned out to be true, but I was truly surprised by many things I thought you could recycle in Missouri, but really can't.

What are some things that you'll re-use before you throw them out, like those danish butter cookie containers that are always used for sewing supplies? Or those margarine tubs that people re-use as Tupperware?

I actually thought about using an old pill bottle to put maybe some candies in. That might look odd, though, me sitting at my desk eating Skittles out of an aspirin bottle.

Over 100 people showed up at a meeting Thursday night to hear the owner of a company talk about a landfill operation proposed for western Pettis County.

The City of Columbia has suspended curbside recycling this week due to "continued staffing issues in Solid Waste Utility."

The City of Sedalia is suspending curbside recycling and alley collection of garbage effective Tuesday March 24.

If you've recently spent any time at State Fair Community College in Sedalia you may have noticed some new recycling bins throughout the campus.

Recycling is good for everyone, right?