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Making recycling easier in Queen Creek

5/25/2023
Recycling has become such a part of American life that most people hardly think about what goes into putting together a town’s “reduce, reuse, recycle” efforts. Queen Creek is …

Queen Creek will dispose of prescription drugs

4/19/2023
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day takes place Saturday, April 22, the same day as Earth Day. Residents are encouraged to bring their unused or expired prescription drugs (no liquids, …

Queen Creek wins recycling award

4/10/2023
Queen Creek has received the 2023 Recycling Excellence award from the Arizona Recycling Coalition. The  town’s Environmental Services Department was recognized for “initiatives to …

Municipal recycling evolves in Scottsdale, Phoenix in …

3/2/2023
The cities of Scottsdale and Phoenix have often collaborated with recycling the past three years since the Salt River Landfill burned down in 2019 and left Scottsdale without a facility. A new …

Recycling going to the dogs in Florence

2/15/2023
If your kitchen drawers or cabinets are packed with plastic shopping bags, the town of Florence is offering a way to recycle them for a good cause. The town has set up a new recycling bin for used …

Mesa to recycle more of what is put in blue barrels

2/7/2023
The days of turning recycling trash into cash for the city of Mesa have waned in recent years as the cost of disposal has outweighed commodity values. Revenue sharing, with thousands of dollars going …

Super Bowl clean-ups in Old Town Scottsdale alleys …

1/25/2023
Scottsdale’s alleyways see major aesthetic improvements with the city’s refresh campaign — just in time for the anticipated crowds heading to the Valley.

5 locations for Christmas tree disposal in Mesa

12/27/2022
Mesa residents can keep their Christmas trees out of the landfill this year by recycling them free of cost at one of five drop-off locations across Mesa. Drop-off sites are available 24 hours a day …

Queen Creek town offices closed Dec. 26 and Jan. 2

12/21/2022
The Town of Queen Creek offices and Recreation Annex will close on Monday, Dec. 26 in observation of Christmas and on Monday, Jan. 2 in celebration of the New Year. The closures will not affect any …

Keep Scottsdale Beautiful hosts its public recycling …

10/26/2022
Keep Scottsdale Beautiful has announced the return of Purge-A-Palooza, a bi-annual clean-out event aimed at ridding homes and businesses of what can be reused or recycled responsibly.

FirstBank plants 50K trees across Southwest, offers …

10/17/2022
FirstBank, one of the nation’s largest privately held banks with a focus on “banking for good,” successfully planted 50,000 native trees for the second consecutive year with the …

Register for Peoria's Sustainable University

9/9/2022
The city of Peoria’s Sustainable University program has returned.