Gwinnett Opens Glass Recycling Drop-Offs
Ever since glass was removed from the curbside recycling program in 2018, we’ve advocated for the return of convenient, accessible glass...
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All About the Hefty EnergyBag Program
Note: The Hefty EnergyBag program is now known as the Hefty ReNew Program™. Gwinnett Recycles recommends NOT participating in the Hefty ReNew...
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Myths vs. Facts About Glass Recycling
The subject of glass recycling is a surprisingly confusing one. Glass recycling myths — like “glass has no value” or...
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How to Host a Zero Waste Event
I got married recently and took advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to give myself a new challenge: Hosting a zero waste wedding! If...
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The Plastic Litter Report is Here!
Happy Earth Day! At Gwinnett Recycles, we’ve been looking forward to this day for the past nine months. Last August, we set a goal to...
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How To Get Your Spouse To Go Green
Editor’s note: We’re excited to welcome Diane Hoffmaster as a new guest blogger! A Lilburn resident, Diane is the creator of Turning...
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You’re Invited to Come Clean Gwinnett!
We’d like to cordially invite you to Come Clean Gwinnett. And no, we’re not referring to Gwinnett Recycles’ mission to host a...
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Atlanta’s Efforts to Tackle Food Waste
Editor’s note: Natasha Dyer, Senior Recycling Program Coordinator for the City of Atlanta in the Mayor’s Office of Resilience, is a friend...
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Let’s Clean Up Gwinnett by Earth Day!
In case you haven’t heard, we’re on a mission. We’re hosting a litter cleanup and plastic brand audit in every city in Gwinnett...
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Christmas Tree Recycling in Gwinnett
Whew — the holidays are over! Pretty soon it’ll be time to pack up the decorations and get ready to ring in a fresh new year. But...
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Cloth Diapers 101: Ditch Disposables!
Awaiting for a baby’s arrival is exciting – soon-to-be parents are thrilled at the idea of introducing the little one to family members, settling...
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County Secures a Grant for Recycling Education
Need some good news to end this rough year on a positive note? Look no further. At this afternoon’s Board of Commissioners meeting, county...
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Gwinnett Welcomes a Leader for All
Last month, Gwinnett County voters selected our county’s new leader, Nicole Love Hendrickson. A longtime public servant in Gwinnett County...
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Quiz: Are You an Expert Recycler in Gwinnett?
So, you think you know the ins and outs of recycling right in Gwinnett County? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz! Why is it important to...
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Top 10 Products for Going Zero Waste
Editor’s note: Jessie Stokes owns a popular online zero waste shop called Tiny Yellow Bungalow, which sells eco products that are packaged...
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A Complete Guide to Secondhand Shopping
Getting the things you need secondhand instead of new is a great way to reduce and reuse. First, if it’s an item you would otherwise buy...
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Gwinnett Recycles Participates in Sustainability Town Hall
The need to go virtual this year hasn’t stopped some political candidates from creatively engaging their constituents. In her run this year...
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Everyone Can Be An Environmentalist
It’s time to take a sledgehammer to the walls around environmentalism. The future of our Earth is at stake. When it comes to improving the...
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County Updates Recycling List, Adds Fee
Recently, Gwinnett County Government approved changes requested by waste haulers to the trash and recycling program in unincorporated Gwinnett...
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Gwinnett Chair Candidates Talk Trash
One unique thing about this political season is that candidate forums have gone virtual. Instead of gathering crowds in person in crowded...
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See How Your Neighbors Compost!
To celebrate International Compost Awareness Week this month, we planned to host fun in-person composting 101 workshops to help our Gwinnett...
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I Went Paperless And You Can Too!
I recently went paperless, and I highly recommend it! I enjoy taking notes. I need to take notes. It helps me remember things. When I don’t...
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Easy Ways to Reuse Before Recycling
Of the three Rs of waste management — reduce, reuse, recycle — recycling is the one that people most actively deploy. And why not? It’s easy to...
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Worms vs. Warming: Why Compost
Want to Compost? Just Move a Mountain! Something I’ve discovered in my brief but deep dive into making humus—a technical term for what comes out...
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TerraCycle Now Accepts Razors!
Have you heard of TerraCycle, the company that makes it easy to recycle hard-to-recycle items for free AND for a great cause? With the financial...
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A Tour of a Glass Recycling Plant
If you ask us, there’s nothing much more fun than a tour of a recycling facility. Our team’s interest in tours was sparked two years...
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Request a Free Recycling Cart!
Want to upgrade your plain ‘ol recycling bin to a 65-gallon recycling cart on wheels — for free? Of course you do! If you live in...
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Gwinnett to Host First Hazardous Waste Event
Good news! Gwinnett County’s Fiscal and Solid Waste Management Division, Department of Water Resources, and Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful...
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What’s Going On With Glass Recycling?
Note: As a direct result of our collective advocacy, Gwinnett County has now recognized the value of glass recycling. Visit Gwinnett County...
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A Tour of the Snellville Recycling Center
Gwinnett Recycles citizen volunteers recently took a guided tour of Gwinnett’s best kept recycling secret: The Snellville Recycling Center...
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Changes Coming to Gwinnett Solid Waste
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners gave citizens an early Christmas gift this week by authorizing the execution of new eight-year hauler...
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Easy Composting for the Apartment Dweller
Composting, in which organic material is enabled to decompose into nutrient-rich soil mix, is growing in popularity as more people are becoming...
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Making the Holidays Less Wasteful (& More Fun)
‘Tis the season for family, fun, celebration, and…a LOT of waste. According to the EPA, the volume of household waste in the United...
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Why Millennials Should Care About Recycling
If you’re a fellow millennial, meaning born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s, and you don’t recycle, we need to talk. Like right now...
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Recycle Car Seats at Any Target Store September 10-23!
Between Sunday, September 10 and Saturday, September 23, you can recycle old car seats at any Target store. In exchange for recycling a baby or...
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Ten Great Reasons to Start Composting
Ever wish there was a hungry pet in the house to eat all the food scraps going into your trash bin? Well, consider composting an...
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Electronics Recycling Q&A with Novus Solutions
I was lucky enough to meet the leaders of local electronics recycler Novus Solutions LLC at the City of Lawrenceville Recycling Day early this...
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How to Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste in Gwinnett
Earth Day is April 22 (tomorrow!). How should you celebrate Mother Earth? You could adopt a road and recruit friends to help you keep it free of...
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The Amazing Psychology of Recycling
Why do some people go out of their way to recycle everything they can? Why might we care more about recycling a water bottle than a pile of...
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Contamination Quiz: What’s Wrong with These Recycling Bins?
Contamination — when items that can’t be recycled curbside are put into curbside bins — is one of the biggest challenges facing...
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Ocean Plastic Pollution Is a Big Problem
The first time I ever thought about ocean plastic pollution and how trash affected ocean life was thanks to an episode of The Simpsons that I saw...
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What The Numbers on Plastics Really Mean
Have you ever wondered what the numbers inside the chasing arrows symbols on the bottom of plastic packaging mean, and why they’re there?...
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Turning Your Trash Into Treasure With Upcycling
At some point, we’ve all seen what a landfill looks like. Some of us have spotted one while taking a road trip. Some of us drive past one on our...
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Why Should You Recycle?
A triangle made of three arrows that connect in an endless cycle: It’s a simple shape that you’ve seen a thousand times. Though the symbol is...
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How to Recycle Household Items for a Great Cause
New Jersey-based recycling company TerraCycle makes it easy to do good for the earth and for your favorite cause. With the financial support of...
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How Clean Do Your Recyclables Have to Be?
It’s an interesting question that might’ve even sparked debate in your household. How clean do recyclables have to be? Good news...
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How to Recycle Items Not Accepted Curbside
While plenty of items can be recycled, the real determining factor is whether or not the processor they’re being sent to has the...
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Plastic Bag Recycling in Gwinnett
You’ve likely seen them: The “Plastic Bag Recycling” drop-off bins located outside of Publix and Kroger, by the checkout lines at Target, in...
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