What to do with your holiday cards? Recycle them! St. Jude's Ranch for Children in Nevada takes all used greeting cards and turns them ...

The Washington Humane Society also takes used yoga mats (see #14 in the General DC Recycling Info column to the right)!

Let's just put it simply. In the DC area, the far-and-away leader in recycling is BWI Airport. BWI recycling went from less than 5% of w...

The House Office buildings have implemented some great practices that should be replicated in other government and commercial spaces in the ...

Yoga charities all across the United States desperately need your donated yoga mat. Donate your gently used yoga mat to The Bolder Mat Compa...

Cathy gave over 10 pounds of corks to an artist in town last week. We usually ship our corks to Yemm and Hart , which now pays for corks and...

Whole Foods on P St recycles Brita water filters, batteries, cell phones, and clothing. They also compost! Thank you, Whole Foods!

Yes, the Radio Shack right next to the Eastern Market Metro (717 D St SE) is now collecting regular and rechargeable batteries for recyclin...

While the DC government could do so much more, it is doing a great job collecting and composting leaves this year. This project alone keeps ...

Some might think that collecting recycling at holiday parties veers too close to collecting garbage. However, with this very attractive ...

Holiday gatherings are a great opportunity to collect items for recycling. For example, our block is having a progressive cocktail party, wh...

Well, this isn't about recycling, but it is about a great chocolate company that is located in DC. Divine Chocolates is a company owned...

Washington City Paper did an amazing job reporting on the failure of many commercial recyclers, condos, apartment buildings, and businesses ...

You can now buy recycled printer cartridges that are 100% guaranteed from Castle Ink . They have ink refill kits, inkjet cartridges, laser t...

While this isn't about recycling, you can switch to 100% wind power and stop encouraging new coal plants. Clean Currents provides this o...

I heard this long ago, but was uncertain whether it was true. The DC Office of Recycling reassured me that, yes, anything that goes in a lan...

At the end of the Green Festival, I happened to meet a few members of the inspiring Boonsboro Recycling Task Force . Ten residents of Boonsb...

I will be investigating the recycling opportunities at the Green Festival today. Lots of excitement!

Yes, the DC Recycler will be reporting LIVE from the DC Green Festival this weekend (Oct. 10 and 11). The Festival will take place at the W...

In DC, 70% of trash is generated by businesses and other non-residential sources. So, residences are not the serious problem. We should be l...