Newsletter Fall 2020
‘Tis the season for handcrafted holidays! ‘Tis the season for handcrafted holidays! Make your holiday gifts stand out with unique, homemade wrapping! Traditional wrapping paper is a big waste of resources—and most of it can’t be recycled. But you can create a merry mood with materials close at hand. Using fabric or tea towels, magazines […]
Newsletter Winter 2021
Living out of the box(es) Living out of the box(es) By 2024, over 90% of all Americans will have ordered something online. All that online shopping means lots more packaging—cardboard boxes, bubble wrap, hard plastic, and other materials to make sure your necessities arrive in good shape. Recycling cardboard is easy: Just break down the […]
Newsletter Spring 2021
What’s the takeaway on take-out? What’s the takeaway on take-out? During the pandemic, we’ve supported local restaurants by ordering lots of food to go. “Date night out” became “date night in” as our favorite eateries prepared meals for us to enjoy at home. Helping these businesses survive and thrive is a great way to keep […]
Newsletter Summer 2021
A new way back to school A new way back to school In-class or online, there are plenty of ways to prepare for another school year that are environmentally friendly, no matter what your classroom looks like! The annual back-to-school shopping trip, for instance, is a tradition that we can leave behind. Here are a […]
Newsletter Fall 2021
A stitch in time saves the planet A stitch in time saves the planet What do an unmatched sock, threadbare sheets and a ripped up old t-shirt have in common? They’re all textiles we’re likely to toss. Just how much used clothing and bedding do we discard? Try these facts on for size and learn […]
Newsletter Winter 2022
Save water: recycle! Save water: recycle! Over the years, we’ve repeated the mantra “Empty, Clean and Dry,” encouraging folks to dry out food containers so that paper recyclables stay clean. But what about water—we’re in a drought, right? Great news: Recycling is a great way to conserve water. When we properly recycle materials, we save […]
Newsletter Spring 2022
Save water: recycle! Save water: recycle! Over the years, we’ve repeated the mantra “Empty, Clean and Dry,” encouraging folks to dry out food containers so that paper recyclables stay clean. But what about water—we’re in a drought, right? Great news: Recycling is a great way to conserve water. When we properly recycle materials, we save […]
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Newsletter Summer 2022
You clean, we’ll sort! You clean, we’ll sort! We believe in recycling. All RecycleSmart blue cart materials are sent to the franchised processing facility, Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery (MDRR), in Pittsburg, CA. MDRR has invested in state-of-the-art technology to make sure recycling is easier for our community and our planet. It all starts with YOUR […]
Newsletter Fall 2022
Home for the holidays Home for the holidays Hosting family and friends during the holidays means more of everything: more meals, more mess—and more trash and recycling! In all the holiday hubbub, it can be hard to keep a handle on just what goes where. Don’t fret! Our room-by-room guide helps you sort it all […]
