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 ...
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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 ...
City Ordinances and Policies of Successful Zero Waste Communities
By Bob Gedert, SWEEP Steering Committee Member and President of the National Recycling Coalition As the number of communities embracing Zero Waste grows to more ...
China’s Import Ban is a “Sputnik” Moment for Global Recycling
By Rob Watson, Principal, Upland Road LLC. Founder & President SWEEP Standard China’s announcement on Tuesday July 18th that it was banning the import of ...
The Cost to Landfill MSW in the US Continues to Rise Despite Soft Demand
By James Thompson, Principal, Waste Business Journal; SWEEP Steering Committee member The average price to dispose of municipal solid waste (MSW) has edged up to ...
Should We Recycle Everything? What is the Value System of Recycling?
Susan Robinson, Sr Public Affairs Director at WM and SWEEP Co-Chair From the earliest days of recycling we’ve seen a healthy conversation among cities, recyclers ...
Don’t Forget About the Workers Who Process Your Trash and Recycling
By Michael Mignano, Senior Research Analyst, International Brotherhood of Teamsters The June 2015 report, “Sustainable and Safe Recycling: Protecting Workers Who Protect the Planet,” revealed ...
The Federal Budget Should Support Expansion of America’s Recycling Infrastructure
By Bob Gedert, President, National Recycling Coalition; Senior Recycling Consultant, RRS; SWEEP Steering Committee Member In the President’s proposed fiscal 2018 budget, the Environmental Protection ...
WasteDive Interview: NRRA Executive Director Mike Durfor on the realities of recycling
The Northeast is often cited as a highly ambitious region when it comes to organics diversion and other materials management policies. While much of this ...
Recyclable Products Need Convenient Recycling Programs
By Adam Gendell, Associate Director Sustainable Packaging Coalition, GreenBlue & SWEEP Steering Committee Member Of all the sustainability attributes that marketing departments consider putting on a ...