There's new life coming for those old, donated household goods brought to the Portage County Recycling Center along Mogodore Road.

Safely disposing of household batteries is good for the home and good for the environment. Dead batteries can leak heavy metals into soil and water once they reach the landfill.

Some items you can recycle in one city may be prohibited in another. Batteries, plastic bags, small appliances, and more may not be allowed.

Despite some modest progress over the past two decades, Canada's waste diversion efforts remain wanting: according to the ...

Working hands-on with household hazardous waste — the term covers everything from used motor oil, pool chemicals and old buckets of paint, fluorescent bulbs and lead-acid auto batteries — is ...

The event is for household waste only. Business or commercial waste will not be accepted and donations are appreciated.