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BATTERIES: SMALL ITEM WITH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES
By: Carroll Staff Date: February 3, 2021
Batteries: Small Item, Huge Benefits, Serious Consequences: In a nut shell…Alkaline Batteries – A, AA, AAA, C, D and 9V – are the ONLY batteries that are NOT hazardous waste. We live in changing times. Innovation, advancement, modernization…scientists, engineers, inventors…are always introducing us to the “next best thing.” Batteries are one little item […]
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2021 3R CHALLENGE
By: Carroll Staff Date: January 19, 2021
We have all been affected, in one way or another, by the pandemic of 2020. The Solid Waste Industry, an essential utility for public health and safety, continued to collect and process waste and recycling, never missing a collection day. LIFE LOOKS DIFFERENT NOW! We are working and learning from home. Shopping […]
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NOVEMBER 15TH IS NATIONAL AMERICA RECYCLES DAY!
By: Carroll Staff Date: January 19, 2021
Recycling has been around since the early 1970’s! The first recycle mill was built in Pennsylvania in 1972 and curbside recycling came on the scene in 1973…since then thousands of cities across America now provide curbside recycling programs for their residents. Carroll County Solid Waste Management Commission (CCSW) opened the doors of the Carroll County […]
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LEAVE THE LEAVES
By: Carroll Staff Date: January 19, 2021
LEAVES ARE FILLED WITH NUTRIENTS PULLED FROM DEEP WITHIN THE SOIL. Leaving the leaves on the lawn returns the nutrients to the tree & lawn and amends the existing soil to retain more moisture. Saving the leaves to add to your compost pile will provide carbons for the proper balance in decomposing food and yard waste. […]
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