Education
Whether you're looking for ways to minimize waste, ideas on how to recycle smarter or things you can do to help the environment, this section is your educational resource.
Keeping contaminants out of the recycling stream
If you’ve heard anything about recycling lately, odds are you’ve heard the term “contaminants.” But what exactly is recycling contamination? Why is it a big deal? And how does it impact recycling here in our area?
Read MoreDigging in to make your own compost
Simply put, compost is decomposed organic matter that can be used as a fertilizer for plants. Composting is the natural process of recycling organic material — such as dark, crumbly soil-like material that can be used as a mulch, top dressing or soil amendment.
Read MoreRenewing Our Commitment: Celebrating Earth Day with Rogue Disposal & Recycling
Earth Day is more than just a date on the calendar — it's a powerful reminder of our connection to this amazing area we call home and our shared responsibility to protect it.
Read MoreSlowing the flow of unwanted mail
Every time you fill out a product warranty card, purchase a new home or car, supply your credit card information to a lender, open a credit card or give the clerk at a retail store your name and address, odds are your name goes onto a mailing list. Some companies use that list solely for themselves. Others sell their lists to other companies… who, in turn, can sell their lists to other companies. Before you know it, you’re getting catalogs, credit card offers, sales letters, postcards and more — all from companies hungry for your business.
Read MoreFood Waste Prevention Week - April 7-13. Tackling food waste together
How much food do you think is wasted each year? And what impacts does that have? Read more here to get some food for thought.
Read MoreBeing compostable doesn’t always mean better for the environment: The trouble with “compostable” packaging and serviceware
The leaves, grass clippings and yard debris Rogue Disposal & Recycling collects during the year all become a nutritious — and natural — part of Rogue Compost. The quality of our nutrient-rich composts help create healthier and more resilient soil for use in everything from lawns, flower beds and landscaping to orchards, gardens, vineyards and more.
Read MoreBreathing easy: Things you can do to reduce air pollution
Rogue Waste is committed to air quality improvements here in the Rogue Valley. One of the ways we do that is by converting the trucks in our fleet to run on clean-burning Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) — and opening one of just a handful of CNG fuel stations in the state. And plans are underway to refine biogas at the Dry Creek Landfill into an even cleaner — and renewable — transportation fuel known as Renewable Natural Gas (RNG).
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