Fixit: Packing foam isn't easy to recycle

QIs there anywhere in the Twin Cities to take plastic packing foam for recycling? I reuse packing peanuts, but new purchases often come with large pieces of packing foam that can't be reused.

Mulch on! City says wood mulch available again Friday

Rejoice, Madison residents: the mounds of free wood mulch gobbled up by the ton will return on Friday.

Day trips for art lovers

It's called "Art a la Car" -- daytrips for art lovers and those "looking for a reason to take a drive through the picturesque countryside."

Why Every Company Should Examine Its Trash

OAKLAND, CA In a little over a year, a Caterpillar plant increased its monthly recycling rate from 30 percent to more than 80 percent through a partnership with Waste Management , making recycling more accessible to employees and collecting more materials.

Yellow Pages

Residents of rural Echo will soon have their very own recycling container. With another receptacle already in place in neighboring Wood Lake, is it necessary?