SWEEP Announces Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery as New Pilot Participant
SWEEP (Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Performance Standard) announces that Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery (MDRR) has signed on as one of its newest pilot participants. A ...
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RTS Helps Shape Future of Sustainable Waste Management as Early Member of SWEEP Standard
Zero waste innovation company will work with partner organizations to create official standard for reducing waste impact New York, New York – December 2021 – Recycle ...
RTS Blog Post: What is SWEEP Certification and Why is it Important?
What is SWEEP Certification and Why is it Important? The US generated 292.4 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) in 2018 alone, which equates ...
SWEEP Appoints New Board Member Leonard Robinson: Waste Advantage Article
SWEEP (Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Performance Standard) announces the appointment of Leonard Robinson to its board of directors. “A long-time and trusted colleague introduced me to ...
SWEEP sustainability standard pilot moving forward after pandemic slowdowns – Waste Dive Article
Numerous companies and municipalities in the pilot are about halfway through their certification process. The work-at-your-own-pace model has been slowed by COVID-19 and staff turnover. Edited by ...
SWEEP standard — LEED for waste and recycling — releases ambitious proposal – Waste Dive article
Dive Brief: Dive Insight: This new draft comes after more than two years of meetings and calls to hash out the finer points of how ...
SWEEP adds Bay Area partners to growing SMM certification pilot – Waste Dive article
By Maria Rachal SWEEP adds Bay Area partners to growing SMM certification pilot Also in this week’s municipal news roundup: recycling and organics program developments ...
SWEEP standard coming to fruition with industry support and pilot cities – Waste Dive article
By Cole Rosengren SWEEP standard coming to fruition with industry support and pilot cities A new standard for the solid waste and recycling industry is ...
SWEEP Releases New Municipal Standard Proposal – Waste 360 article
The proposal follows the LEED model to evaluate several aspects of providing municipal waste services. The Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Protocol (SWEEP) Municipal Standard has ...
Post-Consumption Market Trends: What To Look Out For As US Opens Back Up
By Cheryl Ma and Ryan Haug The post-consumption market has been shaken up considerably over the past year or so. Rising residential waste, falling commercial ...
Food Waste, Organics Infrastructure & The Methane Problem
Every time I slide the remaining food scraps off my plate and into my garbage can, a little piece of me dies inside. Okay, maybe ...
EPR: What is it? What is it Good For?
With conversations surrounding EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) reaching a crescendo, it’s a good time to take a step back and try to demystify what EPR ...