In Caren Sage’s Boise home, plastic is a hot topic. Her family participates in the Hefty ReNew recycling program, which Boise implemented in 2018. Residents can use the orange bags for plastics Nos. 4 ...

BOISE, Idaho — The City of Boise received $1 million for the conservation of Boise’s local water resources. Funds will go toward Boise’s Recycled Water Program, which aims to enhance the city’s ...

Sara Baker was all-in on recycling. As a Boise city council member in the 1990s, she helped usher in the city’s initial recycling program that continues today, and she was excited to begin recycling ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared November 15 America Recycles Day as part of an effort to recycle 50% of qualifying materials by the year 2030. The current recycling ...

This story was originally published May 24, 2019. If you’ve lived in Boise for a while now, you know that recycling is one of the areas that get a bit complicated, even for those who have lived here ...