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Tue., April 19, 2016
Coeur d’Alene dumps Waste Management as hauler
After 16 years of collecting garbage in Coeur d’Alene, Waste Management has lost its contract with the city. The City Council on Tuesday night voted 5-1 to award a new …
Mon., April 18, 2016
Additional human remains found likely linked to Renton woman
Police say human remains found at a Seattle recycling center are believed to be connected to a woman who was slain and dismembered.
Tue., March 15, 2016
Opinions from past bring perspective
Editorials covered open meetings, kindergarten classes, recycling and a U.S. haven for Filipino strongman Ferdinand Marcos
Wed., Feb. 3, 2016
Local plastic bag bans would be blocked by House bill
Cities and counties in Idaho would need state approval to enforce plastic bag bans under a new proposal currently making its way through the Idaho Statehouse, even though no such …
Sun., Nov. 1, 2015
Front & Center: Household recycling manager James Tieken isn’t discouraged by grim statistics
James Tieken knows recycling alone can’t save the world. Humans are too good at consuming. But the numbers don’t discourage Tieken, the City of Spokane’s recycling supervisor. He loves his …
Thu., Jan. 15, 2015
Consumers can recycle fluorescent bulbs at local sites
Recycling fluorescent bulbs in Washington now is easier. The state Ecology Department has named more than 130 sites – including five at Spokane County businesses – where consumers can drop …
Mon., Nov. 17, 2014
Garbage collection services change today, but users shouldn’t notice
Spokane County and its cities have been shuffling for more than a year preparing for a change in ownership of garbage collection services. Officials say if all goes according to …
Thu., Oct. 30, 2014
Fridge recycling demonstration impresses Sheridan students
At Sheridan Elementary School last week, Herman Marioth, a manager of Jaco Environmental in Portland, took a large chisel and popped off the side of an old refrigerator. A collective …
Sat., July 19, 2014
Proposal would require City Hall to use recycled paper only
Paper-pushing at Spokane City Hall is likely to get a bit greener. A proposal expected to win council approval Monday night would require the city to use only recycled office …
Sat., June 14, 2014
Bakery draws line, achieves 100 percent landfill-free status
It’s barbecue season, so workers and conveyor systems at Franz Bakery whirled at a frantic pace Thursday to package thousands of hamburger buns. One byproduct was missing: production waste.
Mon., May 5, 2014
The Rock Doc: Plastic bags could become biofuel source
My household accumulates quite a number of plastic shopping bags. Most come home with me from the grocery store. I use them to line the little garbage pail that sits …
Wed., Feb. 26, 2014
Boeing turns to Kaiser Aluminum for recycling effort
Boeing will send 22 million pounds of aluminum scrap each year from its factories to Spokane Valley to be recycled. The metal will arrive at Kaiser Aluminum’s rolling mill in …
Thu., Dec. 26, 2013
Spokane recycling more since new center opened
As Spokane residents hauled their new blue carts to the curbside over the past year, they recycled more materials than ever before. In the year since Spokane switched to a …
Wed., Dec. 11, 2013
Washington state recycled 50.1 percent of material in 2012
Washington residents recycled more than 4.4 million tons of material last year, an amount equal to each person recycling 3.5 pounds of material daily. The state’s recycling rate was 50.1 …
Thu., Nov. 7, 2013
Celebrate recycling at Mobius Science Center
The Spokane Regional Solid Waste System is celebrating its 17th annual recycling campaign in conjunction with America Recycles Day, Nov. 15. The theme for the Spokane campaign is “I Want …
Thu., Aug. 22, 2013
Earthworks Recycling’s Too Good to Recycle store thrives
There’s a strong market for secondhand brass giraffes in Spokane. At least that’s what Jim Schrock discovered when his company, Earthworks Recycling, opened its Too Good to Recycle store nearby …
Mon., Feb. 25, 2013
Two arrests in North Spokane attempted burglary
Two men were arrested late Sunday after Spokane police responded to a burglary in progress report at Action Recycling.
Sun., Feb. 3, 2013
Beyond recycling, 10 more ways to prolong the life of our stuff
To a textile recycler, a sweat-stained rag of a T-shirt looks like teddy-bear innards. A distance runner’s used-up sneakers? Those are reliable transportation for someone without shoes.
Fri., Feb. 1, 2013
Trash diet success
Evidence is piling up at the new recycling center serving the Spokane region: More is being recycled. One of the biggest signs of the change is the increasing demand for …
Sun., Jan. 20, 2013
North Idaho ventures aim to fill recycling void
Mom-and-pop startups in North Idaho are aspiring to divert some of the thousands of tons of glass bottles dumped into landfills each year. Glass recycled in Spokane County is hauled …
Tue., Oct. 2, 2012
Doug Clark: City watching its waste, but why?
It’s an awkward feeling when someone gives you a present and you have nothing to give back in return. Like last year, when Avista gave away all those boxes of …
Fri., Aug. 31, 2012
Changes coming in recycling programs throughout Spokane County
It wasn’t a shocking revelation, but Spokane Mayor David Condon’s unveiling of the city’s new blue recycling carts on Thursday signaled that Spokane County’s recycling system has finally caught up …
Sat., July 14, 2012
Recycling program a go in Fairfield
After months of discussion and debate, Fairfield residents now have a place to drop off recycling. A bin has been placed behind City Hall on Main Street. The town signed …
Sat., May 12, 2012
Spokane plant burns Antarctica’s food waste
Once a year, another continent’s trash turns into the Spokane Waste-to-Energy Plant’s treasure. Food waste generated by American scientists researching in Antarctica was incinerated in Spokane over a 10-day period …
Thu., April 26, 2012
Fashion’s in the bag, as in pet food bags
The kitten and puppy photos adorning pet food bags now have a wider audience beyond those who buy those products or skim the ads in glossy magazines. And so do …
Sun., April 22, 2012
Spalding family helped pioneer business of used auto parts
Today marks the 43rd celebration of Earth Day, an annual reminder that we can do more to protect the planet. Earth Day founder Sen. Gaylord Nelson is rightly considered a …
Thu., April 19, 2012
Arboretum is site of Compost Fair
The 32nd semi-annual Compost Fair, held by the Spokane Master Composters/Recyclers, will be April 28 at Finch Arboretum, beginning at 11 a.m. The event is part of the Arbor Day …
Sat., April 14, 2012
Pupils receive many happy returns
Students at Broadway Elementary School this week carried boxes and boxes of used inkjet and laser printer cartridges to Darren Herndon’s third-grade classroom. The cartridges were packed into a larger …
Mon., March 19, 2012
Do Your Part: Call it Swap Shop 2.0
There’s a fascinating new movement afoot – one that could ultimately create a wholesale change in how we, as consumers, get what we want. It’s a business model being called …
Mon., Feb. 6, 2012
Bulk of what we throw away can be recycled or reused
Who really wants to contribute to our growing landfills? There are things we toss away everyday that make up the bulk of our trash and they don’t even belong in …