LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Recycling is where trash is given a new chance at life.

Take items such as green construction vests and home appliances, those turned into a reality through the recycling process.

It has always included paper, plastic, glass bottles, soda cans, and now — to-go cups.

"That means that your coffee cups, drive-thru drink cups, and even those heat sleeves can now join plastic bottles, jugs, tubs, cartons, and cardboard in the recycling cart," Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde said.

Pulaski County and Waste Management officials gathered on Tuesday morning to announce the big news.

The latest developments, plastic and paper to-go cups, are now welcomed to the club.

"Every cup we keep out of the landfill and off our roadsides is a win for our environment and for future gene

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