recycling

Recycling study recommends changes to the recycling facility, types of material collected and drop-off site management.

Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA newsroom

Just because your recycling isn't being picked up from the curb these days doesn't mean those items now have to go to the landfill. City of Columbia…

By now, you've probably heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – a giant accumulation of trash in the Pacific Ocean that’s about twice the size of…

Office of Sustainability manager BARBARA BUFFALOE is doing her part to keep her carbon footprint at a minimum this month by biking everywhere, everyday.…

A staff shortage is forcing the Columbia Solid Waste Utility to focus on collecting curbside trash first and curbside recycling second beginning…

Throughout 2015, the City of Columbia has made strident efforts to overhaulits trash services. While most of the focus has been put on the potential “what…

The market for single-serving coffee pods is dominated by Keurig's K-Cups. But they aren't recyclable, and critics say that's making a monster of an environmental mess. Meet the K-Cup Godzilla.

The City of Columbia is looking for volunteers to help educate residents about recycling practices. Columbia Public Works and the Columbia Volunteer…

This week, it's a story you might have heard before, but with the answers you never got: Where, exactly, does your recycling go when it leaves the curb? A…