The Covington Solid Waste & Recycling Department is offering a program where residents can drop off food scraps and waste to be composted rather than dumped into city trash cans. The specific bin is set up by composting advocate Queen City Commons and accepts organic waste, from everything from potato peels to eggshells to carrot […]
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Here’s what you can and can’t recycle in Covington
When municipalities encourage their citizens to recycle through community programs, it’s often confusing on which materials are actually recyclable, and which ones aren’t. Thankfully the City of Covington has released a list detailing which materials are appropriate for Covington’s Solid Waste & Recycling program. Acceptable (in your recycling cart): Aerosol cans: They need to be […]
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More people in Covington are recycling as part of program
“The Earth is what we all have in common,” Wendell Berry, the renowned Kentucky poet, essayist, environmental activist, and farmer, said. It was a fitting thought for the annual celebration of Earth Day last week. Sheila Fields, the City of Covington Solid Waste & Recycling division coordinator sees Earth Day as an opportunity to promote […]