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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...
Sep 6, 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 23, 2022
How to convince your loved ones to recycle
Photo by Afif Kusuma on Unsplash It’s human nature: When you care deeply and intensely about something, you want to spread the word about...
Aug 23, 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...
Aug 9, 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...
May 27, 2022
2021 Grant Call Now Open!
Our 2021 Grant Call is now open! We are accepting applications until December 11th at 3pm. The application and instructions are available...
Oct 1, 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...
Feb 11, 2020
2020 Projects Get Pre-Approval!
The Ozarks Headwaters Recycling & Materials Management District 2020 grant call just wrapped up. We received eighteen grant applications...
Jan 17, 2020
Gathering & Weaving Compassion
by Penny Griffin Larry Giggy, when not in the courtroom performing his bailiff duties, spends time gathering plastic shopping bags to...
Dec 31, 2019
It's time!
Our 2020 Grant Call is now open! We are accepting applications until December 13th at 3pm. The application and instructions are available...
Nov 13, 2019
It's Cleanup Time!
Ready for some spring cleaning? Of course! How about some yard work to get things looking spiffy for spring? Yes! And obviously you want...
Apr 4, 2019
What happens when you throw something away?
So, what happens when you throw something away? It disappears forever, right? Hmm…Not so much. You know the general timeline: you throw...
Feb 20, 2019
2019 Grant Call Update
The Ozarks Headwaters Recycling & Materials Management District 2019 grant call just wrapped up. We received twenty grant applications...
Jan 22, 2019
Plastic Bags: Nothing But Trouble
If there is one thing recycling facilities really want you to know, it’s this: Don’t put plastic bags in your recycling bin. Why not?...
Jan 22, 2019
Recycling Household Chemicals
Ever wonder what to do with those old bottles of chemicals hiding under your sink or in your garage? We have an answer! Ozarks Headwaters...
Jan 18, 2019
The Seven Rs of Responsible Recycling
First, it was just Recycle. Then it was Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. And now? It’s the 7 Rs! Rethink: “How do I use things?” or “Do I need...
Jan 18, 2019
Recycling is Alive and Well in Southwest Missouri
This post was originally published in June 2019. In October 2022, it was updated to reflect changing trends in recycling markets. By now...
Jan 18, 2019
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