Cigarette butts are one of the most common kinds of litter, found everywhere from land to waterways. The tobacco and paper in them will break down, so those can be composted.

School cafeterias throughout Barrington have the potential to throw hundreds of pounds of food waste into landfills every week. However, District 220 students have become more aware.

Cigarette butts are one of the most common kinds of litter, found everywhere from land to waterways. The tobacco and paper in them will break down, so those can be composted.

L'entreprise Eco Action Plus, installée depuis deux ans et demi dans la zone du Buis, collecte les déchets bureautiques (papiers, piles, gobelets, matériel informatique...) dans deux cent cinquante petites structures et grands groupes de la région. Ses jeunes dirigeants lancent aujourd'hui un service novateur baptisé Recyclope.

La jeune entreprise, Eco-Action-Plus, créée en 2010, est basée à la zone du Buis, à Guilers, depuis fin 2011. Son activité principale est la collecte de déchets bureautiques (papier, carton, gobelet, matériel électronique, etc.).

Schools are in a contest to win a playground made from recycled oral care waste through the second annual Recycled Playground Challenge, sponsored by TerraCycle, Colgate and ShopRite.

In recent times, recycling has practically become a household term. Even in school, children are being educated about the need to recycle, conserve and preserve. However, even with this increased awareness, statistics show that the U.S. alone produces approximately 230 million tons of waste every year, and not even half of it makes it to the recycling stage.