The picnic tables inside Plastic Lumber Co.'s warehouse look solid and durable, as if they were crafted by a master carpenter using thick lumber and a sharp saw. But they weren't built from redwood or ...

Hard-to-recycle plastics First Star Recycling collects in orange Hefty ReNew bags are turned into plastic lumber at its PRF. It is still early in the process, but First Star Recycling could be onto ...

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I’m a dedicated recycler. I fret when I see people throwing garbage in with soda cans and empty water bottles. I’ve even been known to rescue recyclables from the trash — at my house, for sure, but ...

Outside a hulking, beige structure shaped like a barn, a few miles northeast of downtown Tyler, Karen Combs spots something glossy and red on a gloomy January afternoon. “There was your Skittles,” she ...

Recycling is not a myth — it’s a movement that’s keeping materials in use, creating jobs and protecting Wisconsin’s ...

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In this video, we demonstrate the construction of our 100% recycled plastic mud kitchens made from plastic waste. The beams utilized are UV stabilized for durability outdoors and are crafted from ...

The Hefty ReNew bags are pulled off the recycling line at Rumpke and dumped down an orange chute to be sent to Hefty for recycling. It's been a year since Rumpke began accepting additional flexible ...