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 […]
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 to a guide published by […]
Mike Durfor & Duncan Watson, who are, respectively, Executive Director of the Northeast Resource Recovery Association and Assistant Public Works Director, City of Keene, NH As public budgets come […]
By Rob Watson, Principal, Upland Road LLC. Founder & President SWEEP Standard When materials are separate and relatively clean, they are called feedstocks. When they are mashed together after discarding, […]
By Bob Gedert, SWEEP Steering Committee Member, President National Recycling Coalition Using “leading practices” in recycling collection can possibly achieve diversion of 90 percent of discarded materials from residential […]
By Adam Gendell, Associate Director Sustainable Packaging Coalition, GreenBlue & SWEEP Steering Committee Member The U.S. generates a lot of packaging waste each year. The EPA’s most recent estimate came in […]
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.