By Ella Rosenkranz, SWEEP Intern and Washington University in St. Louis Alumna Although third-party certifications have fees involved and require time and effort to make operational changes, their benefits, both […]
By Ella Rosenkranz, SWEEP Intern and Washington University in St. Louis Alumna In Part 2 of this 3-part series on environmental third-party certifications, we discuss the characteristics of effective certification […]
By Ella Rosenkranz, SWEEP Intern and Washington University in St. Louis Alumna When it comes to working towards an environmental mission, how can an organization prove to its stakeholders that […]
Cities Take Creative Recycling Approaches by Harry Grigorian, Dartmouth College Cities across the nation are taking innovative approaches to improve the environmental performance of waste management systems, using education, infrastructure, […]
SWEEP Creates Framework for Sustainable Material Recovery Programs By Duncan Watson and Rob Watson The Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Protocol (SWEEP) is an expert crowdsourced effort to create a voluntary performance […]
By Susan Robinson, Co-Chair of SWEEP and Sr. Director of Sustainability at Waste Management SWEEP, the Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Protocol, is a standard whose time has come! The solid waste […]
By Christopher Galantino, Cornell University, President Cornell Sustainability Consultants In Part 1 of this article, we described challenges posed by the aging structure of the recycling industry, the […]
by Duncan Watson, President Northeast Resource Recovery Association Board of Trustees; Assistant City Manager, Keene, NH; Member, SWEEP Steering Committee The closure of China’s market to foreign recovered material means […]
By Christina Weiler, Colgate University, Founder of UCan Nonprofit Organization China’s material import ban continues to wreak havoc the United States recycling industry. In previous posts, we explored the worsening effects […]
A world free of waste, where materials are continually utilized for their full benefit without causing human health problems, environmental degradation or requiring excessive economic investment.