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How to Reduce Waste

by Jessica Harrington, Keep Florence Beautiful Board Member and Adopt A Street Coordinator 5 Ways to Reduce Waste in Your Everyday Life A lot of things we do in our everyday life can add up to have a major impact on the environment. Sometimes, it is best to start with small changes and work yourContinue reading “How to Reduce Waste”

Spring cleaning afoot in Florence; County expected to change litter code

BY GAVIN JACKSON Morning News | gavinjackson@florencenews.com | Posted Sunday March 22, 2015 FLORENCE, S.C. – Spring is in bloom and soon green foliage will hide most of the county’s litter problem that the bareness of winter annually reveals. But while some litter will be out of sight, it won’t be out of mind. Leaders say Florence CountyContinue reading “Spring cleaning afoot in Florence; County expected to change litter code”

Watch Your Dead Tech Get Demolished at an E-Waste Recycling Plant

“When we stepped inside the facility, you could almost smell the circuitboard. All around us conveyor belts were transporting staggering heaps of electronics to and from shredders and sorters—from hard drives to old TVs, to medical devices, Macbooks, and printers. So many printers.” View More

Save Your Ink Cartridges

KFB has teamed up with TerraCycle® to collect and recycle all inkjet and select toner cartridges. TerraCycle creates waste collection programs called Brigades for items that are typically difficult to recycle or not recyclable at all. Points are awarded for each item collected and each point is worth $0.01. Funds earned will be used toContinue reading “Save Your Ink Cartridges”

Florence County to hold Hazardous Household Waste Collections for Residents

Published Mar 25, 2013 – http://www.cityofflorence.com Florence County will hold Hazardous Household Waste Collection days for residents as follows: Saturday, April 13, 2013 – 10am – 4pm, in the old Wal-Mart parking lot, 230 Kelley Street in Lake City. Saturday, April 20, 2013 – 10am – 4pm, in the old Winn-Dixie parking lot, 1611 South Irby Street,Continue reading “Florence County to hold Hazardous Household Waste Collections for Residents”