Time is Running Out: The U.S. Landfill Capacity Crisis
By James Thompson, Waste Business Journal, SWEEP Steering Committee & Rob Watson, Chief Science Officer, Eco-Hub LLC. Founder & Co-chair SWEEP Standard. A pair of ...
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What is the best use of recycled Glass? poll (1 min.)
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Is it Diversion or Disposal? Paper & Paperboard
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Fitting the Pieces Together: Waste Management’s 2017 Sustainability Report
By Susan Robinson, Senior Public Affairs Director, Waste Management; Co-Chair, SWEEP Steering Committee Last week, Waste Management released its 2017 Sustainability Report. This is an ...
Waste Industry Sees Record Safety for Some; Recyclers Still Vulnerable
By Michael Mignano, Senior Research Analyst, International Brotherhood of Teamsters; Member, SWEEP Steering Committee Newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed ...
The 20th Anniversary and History of America Recycles Day
By Bob Gedert, SWEEP Steering Committee Member and President of the National Recycling Coalition America Recycles Day (ARD) is the only nationally recognized day dedicated ...
SWEEP Announces New National Standard Development Committees
By Rob Watson, Principal, Upland Road LLC. Founder & President SWEEP Standard The SWEEP (Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Protocol) Steering Committee is pleased to announce ...
Look on the bright side: Chinese recycling import ban is very good news for our oceans
By Adam Gendell, Associate Director Sustainable Packaging Coalition, GreenBlue & SWEEP Steering Committee Member “China Fallout Continues” reads a newsletter subject line that just popped in my ...
The Best We Can Do?
By Duncan Watson, Assistant Public Works Director, City of Keene; President, Board of Trustees, Northeast Resource Recovery Association; Member, SWEEP Steering Committee* I was watching ...
The US Waste Industry–By the Numbers
By Jim Thompson, Principal—Waste Business Journal; Member SWEEP Steering Committee For many people, their knowledge of the waste industry extends about as far as seeing ...
China’s Import Policy Changes will make Recycling Stronger
Susan Robinson, Sr. Public Affairs Director at WM and SWEEP Co-Chair 危机 “WHEN WRITTEN IN CHINESE, THE WORD ‘CRISIS’ IS COMPOSED OF TWO CHARACTERS. ONE REPRESENTS ...
Exclusive Waste Franchises Promote High Standards and Protect Community Interests
By Michael Mignano, Senior Research Analyst, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Municipalities across the US have outsourced waste collection to private companies with varying success. According ...