Plastic Film Recycling Increases, But Rate Still Very Low
Monday February 28, 2011
The recycling of plastic film, including post-consumer plastic bags and wraps, reached a new high of almost 851 million pounds in 2009, according to a national report funded by the ... Read More
Getting the Word Out
Friday February 25, 2011
If you want to boost recycling rate, don't underestimate the importance of an effective marketing and promotional plan.
A new study from the Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund took a ... Read More
Glass Half Full
Wednesday February 23, 2011
Glass recycling has never achieved its potential, laments the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council (GMIC). Such is the case, in spite of being the only common product material with an endless ... Read More
Tippage Reduction - Picking the Low Hanging Leftovers
Monday February 21, 2011
Talk about picking the low hanging leftovers. Metro Vancouver B.C. intends to ban kitchen scraps from the trash. With as much of 40 per cent of local trash originating in ... Read More
The Little Bag That Might
Monday February 21, 2011
Can something little make a difference?
Not everyone can win the recycling Oscar, but sometimes it is the unsung character actors who in aggregate can steal the show. In this case, ... Read More
Automation Provides Recycling Incentive
Wednesday February 16, 2011
Incentives can play a powerful role in shaping consumer behavior when it comes to recycling, and technology is just the ticket to deliver that opportunity. Recyclebank is one company that ... Read More
Fatality on the Job
Wednesday February 9, 2011
Nothing prepares you for the suddenness of tragedy on the job. An unexpected call on a Saturday morning after walking the dogs, and a numbing half hour drive to the ... Read More
Bring on the Other Forty - If You've Got It, Flaunt It
Tuesday February 8, 2011
The paperboard packaging industry has always been one group proud to promote the recycling of paper products, but until now, it hasn't been able to "fly the flag," so to ... Read More
Pallet Company Hopes to Supply Energy and Heat to Town from Wood Waste
Monday February 7, 2011
When the name Precision Pallet popped up in my Google search today on co-generation, I had to do a double take. I had written a feature on the progressive ... Read More
WEEE! EU Recasts to Promote E-Recycling
Friday February 4, 2011
The European Parliament's WEEE (Waste Electral and Electronic Equipment) legislation has been recast. The EU voted in favor of changes to EU e-waste collection, setting new targets for items collected ... Read More
Consumer Confusion - To Trash or Recycle
Tuesday February 1, 2011
At the PACK EXPO show last October in Chicago I listened to a speaker from UPS say, in essence, that the most sustainable packaging is typically that which best prevents ... Read More