recycling

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

Everyone has items that are either broken and/or no longer useful and many take up lots of space. Did you know there are 10 items you can't legally dump in a Missouri landfill or you'll face legal consequences.

If I'm being truthful with myself, I'm probably not putting out enough effort to properly recycle items. However, in my defense, there are a number of items that you'd think a person in Illinois could recycle, but can't. The list includes some curious things.

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.

The state's electronics recycling efforts will change after Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation addressing shortfalls in the program.

A Hannibal area non-profit is making some changes.

Garbage stickers in Quincy are getting more expensive. On an 11-3 vote, the Quincy City council increased the price to 75 cents. Residents also have the choice of using a larger tote for a monthly fee. The increase is effective May 1.

Three resolutions related to recycling are on tonight’s Quincy City Council agenda. One would reject all proposals for solid waste and recycling collection. Two resolutions would enter into five year contracts with Quincy Recycle Paper and Evans Recycling...

Hannibal voters pass proposition 1 to hike the recycling fee from 70 cents to 1.90. 683 voted in favor…. 500 against. 9-1-1 Tax proposals fail in Lewis County and pass in Ralls County. Lewis County voters turn down a 3/8 cent sales tax with 73 percent voting against...