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• Kalispell recycles over 15,000 lbs. of garbage

  April 17, 2012 9:15 PM

  KALISPELL- Kalispell residents spared more than 15,000 pounds of garbage from going to the landfill this weekend, by recycling it instead. The community dropped off more than 14,000 pounds of paper, and about 1,700 pounds of cardboard and aluminum to the "Paper to Trees" recycling drive over the weekend.... more »

• Kalispell hosts "Trees to Paper to Trees" recycling drive Play Video

  April 15, 2012 12:56 AM

  KALISPELL- It's not often we get to see what the direct result is of our recycled products. The Kalispell Street Tree Commission hosted its "Trees to Paper to Trees" recycling drive today-collecting newspapers, cardboard, and aluminum cans from the community. The money will be used to purchase street... more »

• Upcycling: Joining the craze, creating new from old

  October 30, 2011 10:16 PM

  MISSOULA- We've all heard of recycling but what about upcycling? That involves taking something used and making it better. "It just matters that you take something that would have been waste and make it something cool out of it," said Upcycled owner Donovan Peterson. Peterson began his journey... more »

• Cascade students take on recycling challenge Play Video

  October 11, 2011 10:22 PM

  CASCADE- Last year, Cascade High School placed third in a national recycling challenge, earning $1,000. This year they plan on kicking it up a notch, and on Tuesday students launched their Great American Can Roundup School Challenge campaign by organizing a rally with recycling games. Last year, each... more »

• Missoula collector finds treasures in trash

  June 23, 2011 12:44 AM

  MISSOULA- The questions are stacking up over a car in Missoula. You might think it's loaded down with junk, but its driver thinks otherwise. Robert Oscar Walker said the first item he decided to put atop his Dodge Colt Vista was a toilet. "I thought it was a... more »