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By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

A pizza box, a bag of chips and a soda can all have one thing in common – the “recycle” symbol printed on their packaging asking customers not to throw them away in the trash.But the reality is that dropping off these items at your local transfer...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Beginning Sept. 9, residents of Allenstown will be able to drop off their recyclables at a dumpster located at Highway Garage in the front lot of the Allenstown Transfer Station, located at 161 Granite St., in addition to bringing recyclables to the...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

In Andy Chew’s garage, aluminum cans – remnants of seltzers and assorted drinks – are piled high in large bins because it pains him too much to throw them away.Living in Wilmot, where recycling options are scarce, with the town lacking facilities for...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

A renewed push for a bottle bill is underway but with a twist – the responsibility of managing the recycling program will rest on the shoulders of beverage producers and distributors.Unlike previous attempts, this year’s bill, House Bill 1636,...

By GAIL PAGE

Gravity. Ya gotta love it, right? It mostly serves our purpose to stay “grounded.”On the other hand, humans have always been fascinated with the idea of floating through the air by one means or another. And when we personally can’t do that, we make...

By GAIL PAGE

When I was considering launching this series on plastics and other refuse, I suspected there would be plenty of material to fill the topic. Boy! Was that an understatement! Online researching is a never-ending chain of links from one question and...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

The New Hampshire Liquor Commission and Jack Daniel’s have partnered to launch “Bring Back Jack,” a recycling program to promote sustainability and address supply-chain disruptions. The initiative promotes glass bottle recycling and aims to raise...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

If a coat has a tear, she patches it up. If a bunch of bananas is going bad, she makes banana bread. That’s how 70-year-old Concord resident Jocelyn Jerry Wolcott consciously makes lifestyle changes to do her small part to protect the environment.“I...