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Recycling's Dirty Dozen — No. 5: Plastic Bags Are The WORST Contaminant in Your Recycling Bin!

Recycling’s Dirty Dozen — No. 5: Plastic Bags Are The WORST Contaminant in Your Recycling Bin!

November 15, 2019
Communities, Consumers, Education, Environment, Government, Homeowners, Kane County Division of Environmental and Water Resources, Public Service, Quality of Life, Recycling, Sustainability

Editor’s Note: This article is written by Marie Streenz, operations analyst for Midwest Fiber Recycling in Normal, IL, along with Kane County Recycling Coordinator Jennifer Jarland,…

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Recycling's Dirty Dozen: No. 1 — Clearing Up Confusion on Plastics

Recycling’s Dirty Dozen: No. 1 — Clearing Up Confusion on Plastics

August 2, 2019
Business, Communities, Consumers, Education, Environment, Government, Public Service, Quality of Life, Recycling

Editor’s Note: This article, written by Kane County Recycling Coordinator Jennifer Jarland, is the first in a series of 12 articles on the “Dirty Dozen”…

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The ‘Dirty Dozen’ of Recycling — 12 Things That Should NOT Go In The Bin

The ‘Dirty Dozen’ of Recycling — 12 Things That Should NOT Go In The Bin

August 1, 2019
Communities, Consumers, Education, Environment, Government, Quality of Life, Recycling, WK-Communities

Editor’s Note: This article, written by Kane County Recycling Coordinator Jennifer Jarland, is an introduction to a series on the “Dirty Dozen” of recycling —…

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