Study up on all things green with OHRD's sustainability vocab list
Photo by Daniel Funes on Unsplash Sustainability is a subject loaded with complicated terminology and buzzwords. If water-cooler...
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- Jan 10
'Painting the big picture' of paint recycling legislation in Missouri
Photo by Alena Koval on Pexels If you have at least one partially filled paint can left over from a recent home-improvement project,...
- Dec 29, 2022
This New Year's, resolve to waste less and recycle more
Photos via Unsplash and Pexels As 2022 wraps up and as you look into the next year, we hope you are motivated to identify and implement...
- Dec 29, 2022
Your recycling doesn't end up in the landfill, despite what you may have heard
Photo by Diana Dudenhoeffer Perhaps a friend or neighbor told you that recycling doesn’t matter. They might have said the whole exercise...
- Dec 15, 2022
Hey, Ozarks: It's time to take a good, hard look at our food waste
Photo by Nancy Hughes on Unsplash Americans waste more than 130 billion pounds of food each year. Counting for every step of the...
- Dec 1, 2022
No, your banana peel won't turn into soil in the trashcan
Photo by Aleksandar Pasaric on Pexels Raise your hand if you’ve ever thought something like this: It’s fine to toss this banana peel in...
- Nov 17, 2022
Ten easy ways to make your holiday celebrations more sustainable
Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash With the holiday season around the corner, living sustainably might be the last thing on your mind....
- Nov 11, 2022
Photo Gallery: Tour the City of Springfield Noble Hill Landfill with Environmental Services
Springfield's Noble Hill Sanitary Landfill is a 1,200 acre space northwest of town, but only about 200 acres of it is used as waste...
- Nov 8, 2022
We can't wish-cycle our way to sustainability
Photo by Ron Lach on Unsplash I want to start this article with a story about my old roommate. The first few weeks of living on campus my...
- Oct 25, 2022
Plastics 1-7: What you need to know about the world’s most confusing recyclable
Photo by Zuzanna Szczepanska on Unsplash Grab any plastic container and it’s likely you’ll find a symbol stamped in the bottom with three...
- Oct 13, 2022
With fall comes leaf-raking season. Here’s what to do with all the leaves in your yard.
Photo by Alex Motoc on Unsplash Fall is finally here: I can tell because everyone’s allergies are acting up. There’s pumpkin spice...
- Oct 4, 2022
Why do I have to pay to recycle some items?
Photos by Diana Dudenhoeffer Recycling in Springfield isn’t always easy. There are rules, limitations and stipulations that mean...
- Oct 1, 2022
2023 Grant Call
Our 2023 Grant Call is now open! We are accepting applications until Friday, Dec. 9 at 3 p.m. The application and instructions are...
- Sep 20, 2022
Statewide collaboration makes it easier for MO residents to safely dispose of pharmaceuticals
Photo by Toqfiqu Barbhuiya on Unsplash From antibiotics to Xanax, Americans rely on a lot of prescriptions. Researchers say almost 70% of...
- Sep 6, 2022
Photo Gallery: Springfield Community Gardens beats the heat with freeze-dried produce
This summer, OHRD toured two Springfield Community Gardens spaces: Amanda Belle’s Farm near Cox South and the Midtown Garden near Cox...
- Aug 23, 2022
Recycling is worlds easier with the City of Springfield's Waste Wizard
Have you ever stood in front of recycling, trash, and compost bins — and you don’t have a clue where to put your waste? It feels like a...
- Aug 9, 2022
Curbside recycling haulers in SGF won’t pick up glass. Here’s why you should recycle it anyway.
Photo by Diana Dudenhoeffer From mason jars to wine bottles, glass is a highly recyclable material. In fact, 100% of a glass container...
- May 27, 2022
Pharmaceutical Takeback Sites
Do you have leftover medicine sitting around your house? Did you know that safe disposal of medication is important for our community and...
- Feb 11, 2020
What Happens When the Mattress Magic is Gone?
Has your bed lost its bounce? Has your spring sprung? Has your mattress lost its mojo? It’s ok. It happens to all of us sometime. In...
- Dec 31, 2019
Gathering & Weaving Compassion
by Penny Griffin Larry Giggy, when not in the courtroom performing his bailiff duties, spends time gathering plastic shopping bags to...
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