The Delaware Solid Waste Authority has offered to expand its Newark recycling center to include yard waste. Courtesy of DSWA.

Changes afoot for Polly Drummond yard waste site

Ken MammarellaGovernment, Headlines

Changes are in the offing for the Polly Drummond community yard waste site, a popular site east of Newark for residents to drop off yard waste for free. Maybe it will close, with a nearby replacement. Maybe it will close, with a replacement further away. Maybe it will get dedicated funding. And for two out of those three alternatives, people …

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Dec. 26 is coming. Here’s how to recycle your Christmas tree

Charles MegginsonCulture, Headlines

Taking down your Christmas tree may not be on your mind just yet — but when the time comes, DNREC’s got your back.Ā  The agency is encouraging Delawareans to ā€œregift their real Christmas trees to the environmentā€ by recycling them at one of the many yard waste recycling facilities located throughout the state.Ā  Once donated, trees are processed into mulch …