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Though Christmas is behind us, you may still have some post-holiday cleanup to take care of. Everyone knows how to do dishes, break down boxes and sweep up. One thing that can cause some seasonal ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– Navigating what can and cannot be recycled can be a last-minute thought during a busy holiday morning. Whether it’s wrapping paper, boxes or the materials inside the boxes, ...

You dutifully toss your soda cans and last week’s newspaper in the bin and wheel it out to the curb every other week. But are you recycling right? Seattle has some of the highest recycling rates in ...

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