The Albany County Soil and Water Conservation District’s free tire-recycling program attracted over 50 Albany County residents, removing 900 tires from potentially being left on county roads, streambanks, and private property; they were sent to a tire recycling facility instead.

GUILDERLAND — On Saturday, April 27, the Guilderland Central School District will host its bi-annual Recycling Extravaganza at Farnsworth Middle School, at 6072 State Farm Road in Guilderland.

The village of Voorheesville sent a letter to residents recently with new recycling guidelines. China announced last year that it would no longer take in the world’s recyclables, sending the price of disposal through the roof.

Polluters should pay for recycling, not taxpayers

Germany’s Circular Economy Act mandates “the polluter-pays principle, the five-tier waste hierarchy, and the principle of shared public and private responsibility for waste management.”

ALBANY COUNTY — After stunning industrial and commercial growth over the last four decades in China, the Communist country, which had taken and used much of the world’s refuse, has implemented policies to clean up its environment.

Towns both large and small are incurring thousands of dollars in costs to dispose of commingled recyclables.

Sean Taylor likes to show kids how they can find solutions to problems.

The state's Department of Environmental Conservation is urging New Yorkers to recycle carefully.

For Rensselaerville, rates charged by the Rapp Road landfill will be increasing by $10 a ton, leaving the town’s transfer station to reject bulkier items in the coming year to save money.