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America Recycles Day is November 15, a day to sort recycling and make less trash.
The next date is November 15, 2026. Dates follow Mountain Time, America/Denver. Stories below are from the archive.
Free and safe. No fee, no student email, and no trip taken alone.
A short prompt for a teacher to use with children. This page is for adults.
Sort a classroom bin into paper and bottles the school already recycles. Do not send students to a road or a dumpster alone.
More stories a teacher can read aloud are in the Kids section.
CommunityThe 20th annual Yellowstone River Cleanup logged 3,277 volunteer hours. Crews pulled 191 tires, three engine blocks, and 16,170 pounds of trash, and recycled 75,328 pounds of metal.
Verified · Billings Gazette
CommunityThe Ottertail Lions Club spent about a year collecting 1,000 pounds of plastic film for Trex's recycling program and gave the resulting bench to the Fergus Falls Veterans Home, its third bench through that partnership.
Verified · Perham Focus
CommunityThe University of Reunion said anyone may take seeds, grow them, and bring a new batch back, from a cabinet built with recycled materials.
Verified · University of Reunion
CommunityDave Lord and his shelter dog Hershey spent years hauling glass, tires, and trash off about 50 acres at Matchett Park. The city has named a new one-mile path Hershey's Loop.
Verified · KJCT 8 NewsFive true, uplifting stories in your inbox at 6 a.m. It takes two minutes to read and it sets the tone for the whole day.