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Collection/Transfer — August 7, 2020

Dole Planning to Eliminate Food Waste by 2025

Emily Folk Dole recently announced plans to eliminate food waste by 2025 and move to net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. The multinational food company revealed their new sustainability efforts in a 2020 report on “The Dole Way,” which emphasizes their commitment to farmers, consumers and the environment. A major part of their new initiatives […]

Collection/Transfer — August 7, 2020

Collection/Transfer — August 7, 2020

SWANA Supports Safe + Sound Week to Protect America’s Workers

SWANA is proud to support Safe + Sound Week, August 10 – 16. This nationwide event held each August recognizes the successes of workplace health and safety programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America’s workers safe. With at least 23 waste and recycling workers killed on the job in the first […]

Collection/Transfer — August 7, 2020

Circular Economy — August 7, 2020

Companies for Zero Waste Webinar Wrap Up: Emerging Technologies Accelerating Circularity

On Thursday, attendees to the Companies for Zero Waste Webinar on Emerging Technologies Accelerating Circularity were treated to insights on how designing out waste and recovery, reuse and recycling innovations will accelerate the shift into the new resource-based economy. An interactive forum, Scott Donachie, CEO and Founder of Companies for Zero Waste, moderated a panel […]

Circular Economy — August 7, 2020

Collection/Transfer — August 6, 2020

NWRA Receives American Society of Association Executives’ “The Power of A” Gold Award for Advocacy

The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) has received the American Society of Association Executives’ (ASAE) 2020 “The Power of A” Gold Award for Advocacy. NWRA was recognized for its historic Hours-of-Service exemption from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The exemption, which is limited to NWRA members, eliminates the need for them to […]

Collection/Transfer — August 6, 2020

Collection/Transfer — August 6, 2020

Learning to Recycle is Fun with SWACO’s New “Kids Corner”

Many studies have shown that children form habits by the time they are 9 or 10 years old. That means there is a relatively short window of time to ingrain good practices in our kids. While it’s important to teach good manners, healthy eating and personal responsibility, it’s also a smart idea to teach kids […]

Collection/Transfer — August 6, 2020

Collection/Transfer — August 6, 2020

Global Gas Industry Set to Resume Growth Post-Pandemic, Adopt Low-Carbon Technologies for Long-Term Growth

After growing by more than 2% in 2019, global gas use is set to fall by around 4% in 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic reduces energy consumption across the global economies. However, the resulting low gas prices, as well as clean air and climate policies, will promote further switching to gas from other more polluting […]

Collection/Transfer — August 6, 2020

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