Composting is one of the best ways to reduce food waste, but there’s often one more useful step you can take before putting those vegetable and fruit scraps into your compost bin. Many of these food scraps will still have flavor, nutrients and potential . Even fruits and vegetables that are starting to go soft, wrinkled, or slightly past their prime can often have another life with a little creativity. These odds and ends can be turned into pantry staples, kitchen essentials,

Review of the grant received from the Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin to fund a compost demonstration site, free drop-off site, and Community Pumpkin Collection Event

Welcome to the Household Swap Series! We look forward to sharing a series of Near Zero Waste swaps to help reduce your household's environmental impact. Room by room, we will explore realistic, sustainable options that fit your lifestyle.

Dave Barbier is the Sustainability Director at University of Wisconsin Stevens-Point. He has served on the Recycling Connections Board of...

As the leaves begin to turn, families are settling into the fall atmosphere.  Between home-cooked meals, football Sundays, and “school...

My father was born into a family of 9 children by immigrant parents and raised on a farm in Iowa with no water or electricity. They...

The cool fall air begins to seep through our open windows as we sleep; the temperature drops at night and the days grow shorter. Summer...

Tips for making your event more eco friendly.

For the last three years, Recycling Connections has partnered with the City of Stevens Point Public Utilities Department to install...

Recycling Connections is wrapping up the final details of our 2025 Group Compost Bin Purchase Program. Since 1998, Recycling Connections...

Meet Our President: JEN MCNELLY In this article of “ The Faces Behind Recycling Connections ,” we introduce you to the current President...

Summer is finally upon us! It’s a perfect time to meet up with friends and enjoy the outdoors. There are graduation parties, weddings,...

Food Waste Prevention Week took place from April 7th through April 13th 2025. We spent the week raising awareness about food waste (a...

Colby’s the kind of cat who thinks recycling is a waste of time. With his never-ending scowl and a disdain for anything eco-friendly,...

Recycling Connections has recently ventured to compost in our own office.  How are we doing it? Through unseen warriors: worms! Why...

Planning a wedding is demanding work, but it doesn’t need to be wasteful. Put “having a green wedding” at the top of your list during the...

To be honest, I’m as surprised as anyone else that I have volunteered and/or worked for the same nonprofit organization for over 32...

The holidays can be a magical time: the bright lights, the colored & graphic wrapping paper with pretty bows, buying/receiving presents...

Wasted Food Were you a part of the clean plate club growing up, or did you stand by and watch as your parents scraped your half-eaten...

As we approached our 40th Anniversary year we thought about how we wanted to celebrate and share with the community. We are an education...