Waste360
11 February 2026
Reuse the News: Community Programs Sparking Paper Recycling Movements
Why It Matters for ITAD
This industry news may have implications for IT asset disposal and recycling operations.
In the late 1970s, recycling in America was still a patchwork of municipal experiments and Earth‑Day‑era enthusiasm. Yet in Montgomery County, Maryland, a quiet breakthrough was taking shape. Reuse the News—a simple, community‑driven newspaper recovery program—helped accelerate paper recycling across the Washington, D.C. region.
Key Takeaways
- • Reuse the News: Community Programs Sparking Paper Recycling Movements.