AM 1240 WJON » recycling http://wjon.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 St. Cloud Switching to No-Sort, Larger Recycling Bins http://wjon.com/st-cloud-switching-to-no-sort-larger-recycling-bins/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-switching-to-no-sort-larger-recycling-bins/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:01:59 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=156163 If you're a St. Cloud resident, you won't have to sort your recycling beginning next fall.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-switching-to-no-sort-larger-recycling-bins/feed/ 0 Getty Images Seeking A Boost In Recycling Through Food Scraps http://wjon.com/seeking-a-boost-in-recycling-through-food-scraps/ http://wjon.com/seeking-a-boost-in-recycling-through-food-scraps/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:48:51 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=149835 After surging in the 1980s, Minnesota's recycling rate has stagnated for most of the last two decades. But green advocates think they have something to boost it: food scraps. They predict organics recycling will sweep Minnesota the same way that recycling of aluminum, glass and paper has.

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]]> http://wjon.com/seeking-a-boost-in-recycling-through-food-scraps/feed/ 0 Getty Images St. Cloud Car Dealer Donates Recycling Bins http://wjon.com/st-cloud-car-dealer-donates-recycling-bins/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-car-dealer-donates-recycling-bins/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:39:30 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=93860 With Earth Day this weekend a St. Cloud car dealership is going above and beyond to get the word out about recycling. St. Cloud Subaru has donated $10,000 in recycling bins to the St. Cloud Area parks, as well as an additional $2,000 to St. Cloud State University to launch a Go Green initiative.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-car-dealer-donates-recycling-bins/feed/ 0 Mr. T in DC, flickr No St. Cloud Garbage Pick Up on Thanksgiving http://wjon.com/no-st-cloud-garbage-pick-up-on-thanksgiving/ http://wjon.com/no-st-cloud-garbage-pick-up-on-thanksgiving/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:01:35 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=51773 There will be no St. Cloud garbage or recycling pick up tomorrow because of the Thanksgiving holiday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/no-st-cloud-garbage-pick-up-on-thanksgiving/feed/ 0 Recycle Your Old Christmas Lights http://wjon.com/recycle-your-old-christmas-lights/ http://wjon.com/recycle-your-old-christmas-lights/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:25:35 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=48989 With the approaching holiday season comes the annual tradition of hanging Christmas lights. Once again this year, officials remind you to recycle your old tangled clump of lights and replace them with new energy efficient LED lights.

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]]> http://wjon.com/recycle-your-old-christmas-lights/feed/ 0 Stearns County To Accept Pesticide Recyclables http://wjon.com/stearns-county-to-accept-pesticide-recyclables/ http://wjon.com/stearns-county-to-accept-pesticide-recyclables/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:01:47 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=26080 Farmers, lawn care companies, golf courses and government agencies can bring their empty pesticide containers for recycling to the Farmer's Union Co-Op in Paynesville before tomorrow's pick-up.

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]]> http://wjon.com/stearns-county-to-accept-pesticide-recyclables/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Garbage, Recycling, Yard Waste Collection On Schedule http://wjon.com/st-cloud-garbage-recycling-yard-waste-collection-on-schedule/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-garbage-recycling-yard-waste-collection-on-schedule/#comments Sun, 29 May 2011 05:37:45 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=16331 Even though Monday is Memorial Day, St. Cloud residents won't have any changes in their garbage or recycling pick-up.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-garbage-recycling-yard-waste-collection-on-schedule/feed/ 0 Getty Images Stearns To Begin Hazardous Waste Truck Stops http://wjon.com/stearns-to-begin-hazardous-waste-truck-stops/ http://wjon.com/stearns-to-begin-hazardous-waste-truck-stops/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 05:01:57 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=14492 Stearns County begins sending its Household Hazardous Waste truck to Stearns County communities this month. The truck will be at Maus and Sons in Kimball tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

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]]> http://wjon.com/stearns-to-begin-hazardous-waste-truck-stops/feed/ 0 Recycle Your Old Computers Tomorrow http://wjon.com/recycle-your-old-computers-tomorrow/ http://wjon.com/recycle-your-old-computers-tomorrow/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:53:48 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=13129 The United Cerebral Palsy Electronic Waste Recycling Day is tomorrow (Tuesday). It will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the Crossroads Center northwest parking lot.

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]]> http://wjon.com/recycle-your-old-computers-tomorrow/feed/ 0 Getty Images No Recycling Pick-Up Today In St. Cloud http://wjon.com/no-recycling-pick-up-today-in-st-cloud/ http://wjon.com/no-recycling-pick-up-today-in-st-cloud/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:54:05 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=10784 Due to the snow, residential recycling will not be picked-up in St. Cloud today (Wednesday). It will be picked-up next Wednesday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/no-recycling-pick-up-today-in-st-cloud/feed/ 0 No Garbage, Recycling Collection In St. Cloud On Friday http://wjon.com/no-garbage-recycling-collection-in-st-cloud-on-friday/ http://wjon.com/no-garbage-recycling-collection-in-st-cloud-on-friday/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:01:31 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=3088 There will be no garbage or recycling pick-up in St. Cloud again tomorrow (Friday). Because of the New Year's Eve holiday, Friday's garbage and recycling will be picked-up on Monday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/no-garbage-recycling-collection-in-st-cloud-on-friday/feed/ 0 No St. Cloud Garbage, Recycling Pick-Up On Friday http://wjon.com/no-st-cloud-garbage-recycling-pick-up-on-friday/ http://wjon.com/no-st-cloud-garbage-recycling-pick-up-on-friday/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 06:01:29 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=2665 St. Cloud will not be picking-up garbage or recycling tomorrow (Friday).

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