2 NC counties are under alert, including Cumberland County.

All northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 1 are closed in Wake County near Exit 41 for Ten Ten Road in Apex due to a crash. Tune into WRAL News, 99.3 FM or 101.5 FM for traffic updates. 

Crash closes all northbound lanes of US 1 in Apex near Ten Ten Road

The first store will open Thursday in Kill Devil Hills, with additional outlets planned for Rocky Mount, Elizabeth City, Greenville, Wilson and Goldsboro by the end of 2024.

Wawa in NC: 10 stores by end of 2024; 🥨 90 stores in 10 years

Wawa

As the number of juvenile offenders climbs, the state is looking at alternatives crowded detention centers to make sure young people already convicted of crimes can turn their lives around. 

Education, skills and rehab focus easing burden on NC juvenile justice system

Inside the juvenile justice system

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By 2025, Nestle promises not to use any plastic in its products that isn’t recyclable. By that same year, L’Oreal says all of its packaging will be “refillable, reusable, recyclable or compostable.”

A Breakthrough in Plastic Recycling Is Coming Up Short

The town of Cary is encouraging people to bring food scraps to the Citizen's Convenience Center at 313 North Dixon Ave. Cary has collected and composted more than 160,000 pounds in two years.

BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN OR HEAD TO WRAL DOT COM SLASH YOUR VOICE. YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. LEFTOVERS. MANY HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS REVOLVE AROUND FOOD, BUT ONLY TWO-THIRDS OF THAT FOOD ACTUALLY MAKES IT TO OUR BELLIES AND THE REST ENDS UP IN LANDFILLS. YEAH, AND THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY. JUST GOING TO THE GARBAGE WRAL, CLIMATE CHANGE REPORTER LIZ MCLAUGHLIN SHOWS US JUST HOW MUCH FOOD WE WASTE LOCALLY AND HAS SOME TIPS TO HELP YOU SAVE. >> AT CARRY, CITIZENS COULD BE A CENTER OR THE TOWN OF CARY IS ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO BRING FOOD SCRAPS HERE AFTER DISCOVERING JUST HOW MUCH WAS GOING INTO THE TRASH FOOD WASTE ACCOUNTED FOR. 27% OF THE MATERIAL THAT WE'RE COLLECTING AS GARBAGE AND TAKEN TO THE LANDFILL. THAT LANDFILL IS EXPECTED TO BE FULL BY 2045 A PROBLEM ACROSS THE U.S. WERE ABOUT 700 BILLION POUNDS OF WASTED FOOD GETS DUMPED EACH YEAR. 300 MILLION POUNDS FROM THANKSGIVING ALONE. I FEEL AS A SOCIETY, WE'RE QUITE WASTE. IT'S A SHAME, REALLY. IT REALLY IS. IT MOTIVATION FOR KERRY RESIDENTS TO UTILIZE THE TOWN'S FREE FOOD WASTE DROP-OFF? WELL, THIS IS VERY, VERY CONVENIENT. I DON'T LIVE VERY FAR. I ENCOURAGE ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO DO THE SAME BECAUSE >> IT'S GOING TO GO BACK INTO THEIR SON IS JUST A, YOU KNOW, IN WHICH IS EVERYBODY'S LIFE. >> ABOUT 80 TONS OF FOOD SCRAPS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED. INCOME POSTED HERE SO FAR. >> MORE CAN DO IN THESE BINS. THEN IN YOUR BACKYARD, COMPOST THAT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO A COMMERCIAL FACILITY. SO ANYTHING WITH THIS BP I CERTIFICATION ON THESE ARE COMPOST BAGS THEY PROVIDE FOR FREE, EVEN PEOPLE PLATES. PAPER TOWELS. NAPKINS FROM YOUR HOLIDAY PARTY. MEAT AND CHEESE. TURKEY CARCASSES ARE ALSO OK, RECYCLING ORGANIC WASTE CAN HELP TO PROTECT THE CLIMATE BY REDUCING METHANE EMISSIONS FROM LANDFILLS. A SIGNIFICANT FRACTION OF FOOD WASTE BECOMES METHANE THAT ESCAPES INTO OUR ATMOSPHERE. AND THAT IS 30 TO 100 TIMES WORSE THAN CARBON THAN JUST CARBON DIOXIDE. IT'S ALSO EXPENSIVE. >> NORTH CAROLINIANS WASTE OVER $900 OF FOOD EACH YEAR, ACCORDING TO A RECENT SURVEY FROM CHERRY DIGITAL. >> AND SO WE WANT FOLKS TO THINK ABOUT SOURCE REDUCTION ALL THE WAY AROUND. WE'RE THINKING ABOUT FOOD SCRAPS. >> A REMINDER, AS WE GATHER AROUND HOLIDAY TABLES TO TRY TO KEEP MORE LEFTOVERS OUT OF LANDFILLS. LIZ MCLAUGHLIN, WRAL NEWS ABOUT THIS. KERRY IS BUILDING A SECOND DROP-OFF SITE IN THE NEW YEAR. DURHAM, ORANGE COUNTY AND WAKE COUNTY ALSO HAVE A DROP-OFF SITE. YOU CAN

Preventing food waste from holiday celebrations

The town of Cary is encouraging people to bring food scraps to the Citizen's Convenience Center at 313 North Dixon Ave.

Cary looks to reduce food waste after Thanksgiving with composting initiative

Cary's food waste recycling drop-off is a local option to turn food waste into compost. The site is located at the Citizen's Convenience Center at 313 North Dixon Ave.

What to do with pumpkin? The city of Raleigh is asking people to reuse or compost their pumpkins or throw them away with ordinary trash.



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A Breakthrough in Plastic Recycling Is Coming Up Short

Preventing food waste from holiday celebrations

Cary looks to reduce food waste after Thanksgiving with composting initiative

What to do with pumpkin? Compost, cook, decorate or toss