How to Help Tenants and the Planet Multi-family dwellings, like apartments, condos, and townhomes typically have very low recycling rates. The inability to recycle means residents toss recyclable items in the trash because that is their only option. This places a burden on the local waste stream, contributes to landfills reaching capacity much quicker, and […]
Why You Should Promote Your Business with Recycled Kraft Paper Bags Shopping bags come in many forms from plastic to paper to reusable. Of all these options, paper bags, specifically recycled kraft paper bags are possibly the most misunderstood. Recycled kraft paper bags are an eco-friendly choice that your customers will appreciate. With the help of […]
Getting to the Bottom of a Common Recycling Question Single-use plastic bags seem harmless enough. They make it easy to carry groceries and other items home from the store, but then what? Some people repurpose them as trash bags but then they end up in a landfill and the materials are lost. Recycling seems like […]
Why It Pays to Read the Labels When Recycling Wishcycling is the act of tossing an item in a recycling bin when you’re really not sure if it can be recycled. This seems harmless enough, but it can actually have some pretty serious consequences if you guess wrong. This behavior is incredibly normal and wishcycling […]
Find Out if Recycling Makes a Difference in Your Town Recycling is big business that creates jobs and generates revenue. The business model behind recycling is that items collected and sorted are then sold to manufacturers who process the material into new products. We’ve written about the benefits of recycling and how to simplify recycling […]
How Do Microplastics Impact Your Health? Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic litter that end up in our water and food supply. We already looked at how microplastics happen, so now we’re going to look at a variety of health effects of microplastics. You can limit the amount of microplastic out in the world by […]
Understanding the Impact of Plastic Particles Can Help Us Help the Environment and Our Food Chain Plastic is everywhere and such a common part of modern life. This has led to the unintended consequence of microplastic. While plastic provides useful value, it also leads to a variety of problems. These problems have led to an […]
Ditch Wishcycling to Improve Recycling Efforts Recycling is a great way to streamline the waste stream and make the most of the existing materials while conserving resources. However, the process of recycling is only effective when materials that can, in fact, be recycled are tossed into the proper bin. When items that cannot be recycled […]
Outreach Helps People Understand How to Recycle Earlier, we wrote about proposed legislation that could tremendously help the recycling industry. The inspiration for these posts came from our friends at SWANA. Essentially, both pieces of legislation would provide financial resources to state and local governments with the intent to improve outreach around recycling. We are […]
Big Changes Potentially Coming to the Recycling Industry Recently introduced legislation could make a huge difference in recycling rates throughout the U.S. Two pieces of legislation are calling for increased funding and outreach to improve and expand recycling efforts. If passed, these laws could have a major impact on the waste management industry and the […]