recycling

The Pollinator Garden at River Line Park

Environment June 16, 2026

Pollinator garden walkthrough and document shredding are on the latest Keep Smyrna Beautiful schedule

Pollinators, Litter Cleanups, Document Shredding and the Recycle Center are highlights of the latest Keep Smyrna Beautiful schedule Keep Smyrna Beautiful distributed the following schedule of upcoming events: Bees &…

a sad looking globe surrounded by trash and pollutants

Environment June 4, 2026

A lot of ‘recycled’ plastic is being burned overseas – and causing widespread pollution linked to health problems

by Ellen M. Considine, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Picture a pile of trash the size of Manhattan and taller than…

Group photo at the Keep Cobb Beautiful Awards

Community, Giving Back to the Community April 13, 2026

Cobb County groups and volunteers honored at Keep Cobb Beautiful awards

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the Keep Cobb Beautiful Awards ceremony: After the conclusion of the Cobb County Sustainability Expo, SustainabilityDirector Kimberly White, hosted…

Environment March 16, 2026

How sewage treatment plants could handle food waste, sparing landfills and the climate

by Ahmed Ibrahim Yunus, Georgia Institute of Technology and Joe Frank Bozeman III, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every day, food…

Graphic representing mobile phone conversation

Environment December 15, 2025

New industry standards and tech advances make pre-owned electronics a viable holiday gift option

by Suvrat Dhanorkar, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Electronic gifts are very popular, and in recent years, retailers have been offering…

Environment November 5, 2025

2 ways you can conserve the water used to make your food

by Huma Tariq Malik, Colorado State University and Thomas Borch, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the world’s climate warms and droughts…

Drawing of sun shining down on solar panels

Weather & Environment July 14, 2025

Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains

by Anurag Srivastava, West Virginia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s hard work soaking up sunlight to generate clean electricity. After about 25 to…

Environment April 23, 2025

How single-stream recycling works − your choices can make it better

by Alex Jordan, University of Wisconsin-Stout, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that…

A group of people, some wearing event safety vests, at a recycling event

Cobb County November 12, 2024

Three reports with photos from Keep Cobb Beautiful events

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following three reports, with photos, from recent Keep Cobb Beautiful events. Paint recycling at Jim Miller Park Barry submitted the following report and…

Environment August 21, 2024

Recycling more than pop cans: A circular economy for our energy landscapes

by Martin J. Pasqualetti, Arizona State University; Chad Walker, Dalhousie University, and Michelle Adams, Dalhousie University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] From cereal boxes to…

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Fuel Cost, Transportation & Development June 22, 2026