March 26, 2023, 6:04am Business
Maybe you’ve got a bundle of clothes taking up space in your closet or drawers, stuck in waiting-to-be-mended limbo. Maybe it’s your favorite sweater from 1987 with moth holes, your… Read story
January 15, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life
Still swimming in cardboard boxes, block foam, bubble wrap and colored lights — not to mention that bizarrely off-the-mark present from you-know-who? Read story
December 26, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life
Now that the holiday is over, Clark County Public Health urges everyone to keep their Christmas trees — those symbols of rebirth and renewal, the generosity of nature, the goodness of God, take your pick — from becoming nothing but garbage. Read story
December 22, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life
Gifts and wrapping paper, lights and decorations, yummy things to nibble and nosh. Sounds delightful, but there’s a downside to all that seasonal celebration: vast amounts of extra trash. Read story
March 1, 2022, 6:03am Business
Grocery shoppers are used to buying food knowing that the containers the food is in will either have to be thrown away or recycled. But now for shoppers at Portland-area Fred Meyer stores, there’s a third option: they can be reused. Read story
November 7, 2021, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
Tracking disposal of packaging, products a complex task that frustrates those seeking to boost recycling, cut down on trash Read story
September 3, 2021, 6:01am Business
Conservation-minded Vancouver residents now have not one but two new services that collect hard-to-recycle items. Read story
June 17, 2021, 12:04pm Clark County Life
If you are piling up plastic grocery bags, ratty clothes and burnt-out lightbulbs that you can’t bring yourself to throw into the garbage bin because you’re just sure there must be a better way to dispose of them, well, you’re right. Read story
January 18, 2020, 6:05am Clark County News
Recycling specialists are again heading into Clark County neighborhoods for spot-checks on what should not be placed in blue recycling carts. Read story
December 20, 2019, 6:04am Clark County Life
You’re not the only one still trying to figure out the curbside organics collection service rolled out in October for Vancouver residents. Read story