City of Covington seeking additional volunteers for Saturday’s Great American Cleanup event
If you enjoy the outdoors and take pride in your community, then you’re the very person to help volunteer in…
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KDFWR ‘Christmas for the fishes’ program to collect trees for creation of fish habitats Dec. 26-Jan. 14
Help improve Kentucky’s fisheries by donating your natural Christmas tree to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources “Christmas…
Covington recycles 2300 tons per year, here’s how you can join the effort to increase that number
Covington joined environmentally conscious people last week in marking National Recycling Day, but in The Cov, the mood wasn’t just…
Covington’s annual E-Waste Recycling Event set for June 24 at Holmes High School parking lot
A free drop-off recycling event will be held in Covington on Saturday, June 24, to help residents get rid of…
Covington to host Earth Day event for kids, renews recycling push in advance of Great American Cleanup
Respect for the health of the air, water, and earth may be a concept, but in The Cov, there are…
Florence Cub Scout Pack 367 on the hunt for recyclable container lids to make benches
By Andy Furman NKyTribune Reporter The tradition started 107 years ago. In 1916, Baden-Powell organized the Wolf Cubs, which caught…
Covington, NKY counties do their part for the environment, recycle 3,500 lbs. of holiday lights
Three holidays — well, four if you count the Super Bowl — have come and gone since most people sang…
Covington offering pick-up, drop-off for recycling Christmas Trees; non-working lights also wanted
An early heads up: When the holidays are over and your once-“live” tree is shedding needles, the City of Covington…
Covington’s annual drop-off event for recycling (e-waste, old files, styrofoam) Saturday at Holmes
Ready to purge that outdated television or computer? Tired of other electronic items gathering dust? How about that drawer full…
Covington residents advised to place trash, recycling bins out early as Rumpke adjusts pickup schedule
Covington residents should set trash and recycling carts out the night before collection days as Rumpke Waste & Recycling adjusts…
Sara Massey: Kentucky’s beverage companies celebrate Earth Day as they work to get every bottle back
Earth Day is an opportunity to inspire action and drive solutions to support a healthy, sustainable environment today and into…
Easy — and fun — ways to reduce your environmental impact during the holidays
By Olivia Tussey and Meg Mills University of Kentucky Looking for easy ways to reduce your environmental impact during the…
Keep Northern Kentucky beautiful: Use drop-off sites across region to recycle those tangled holiday lights
Among the many things that bring us together during the holidays is the collective aggravation of plugging in the just-purchased…
River Metals Recycling to install custom sound barrier to reduce equipment noise at Newport facility
The City of Newport has announced that River Metals Recycling will install a custom sound barrier to reduce noise that…
The River: One-hundred-ninety weeks ago, he started with ‘Where do I start?’ — and look at what came of it
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
The River: Recycling makes the junkyard respectable and biz was good, but the call of water was stronger
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
213 trees, 592 pounds of lights — Covington’s holiday recycling programs save landfill space
Efforts to recycle and repurpose holiday-related waste in Covington this season gathered in over a quarter-ton of burned-out light strings…
Clean/Green easy: Special drop-off events help residents with problematic waste disposal
Special drop-off events will give area residents additional opportunities to get rid of tires, appliances, yard waste, old cleaning chemicals,…
Walmart announces new plastic packaging waste reduction commitments, working with suppliers
Walmart had issued a bold new set of plastic waste reduction commitments by leveraging its massive private brand program. The…
Two ways for Cov residents to recycle Christmas trees; trash, recycling schedule for New Year’s week
Some people treat Christmas as a month-long holiday that extends long after Dec. 25. But other people are already feeling…
Fish and Wildlife Resources: Don’t toss Christmas tree after the holidays — recycle it for fish habitats
Help create habitat for fish while disposing of your old cut Christmas tree this season through Kentucky Fish and Wildlife’s…
The River: The John Henry was first boat I owned, but met a sad end; starting a recycling business
By Captain Don Sanders Special to NKyTribune The JOHN HENRY, built in 1937 on the Saginaw River at Bay City,…
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