The American recycling industry is experiencing high levels of contamination: trash that ends up in the recycling. Requirements for quality (clean recycling) are increasing due to new policies in China. Waste Management's latest newsletter breaks down how these policies have created challenges in recycling markets worldwide. 

The project is scheduled to start May 14, 2018. The project consists of replacing the existing water main and drainage system. Upon completion of underground utility work, the roadway will be reconstructed and repaved, granite curbing reset, and brick sidewalks replaced. Currently, the contract work is limited to Pleasant Street and Junkins Avenue and excludes the side streets in the overall project design

Bring the household hazardous waste products a to the Department of Public Works facility at 680 Peverly Hill Road for safe disposal between 8 a.m. and noon. Residents must show proof of residency. Bring your unwanted household chemicals to Portsmouth's Dept of Public Works for safe disposal