Education — October 12, 2020Virtual Event Series Spotlights Risk Assessment and ManagementOccupational safety and health professionals can learn how to effectively assess and manage the risks their organizations face by attending SafetyFOCUS: Risk Assessment and Management, a two-day virtual event offered by the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP). The sessions on Oct. 20-21 are part of ASSP’s new series of virtual education events designed for […] Education — October 12, 2020
Circular Economy — October 2, 2020Accelerating the Circular Economy’s Virtual Conference Focuses on the Supply Chain, Recycling, Sustainability and How We Can Get to Zero WasteCompanies for Zero Waste held a virtual conference this week focusing on best practices and policies in the circular economy environment. This interactive session featured expert speakers from the industry giving their insights into what they believe would move the ideas into the mainstream. After an introduction to the conference by Founder and CEO of […] Circular Economy — October 2, 2020
Newsletter Headline — September 23, 2020U.S. Department of Labor Awards $11.2 Million In Worker Safety and Health Training GrantsThe U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has awarded approximately $11.2 million in Susan Harwood federal safety and health training grants to 90 nonprofit organizations nationwide. The grants will provide education and training programs to help workers and employers recognize serious workplace hazards, including the coronavirus, implement injury prevention measures and […] Newsletter Headline — September 23, 2020
Education — September 20, 2020Waste Management of Nevada Hosts 100 Days of Recycling Social Media CampaignWith distance learning becoming the norm, and more school-aged children staying home during the daytime, Waste Management of Nevada has some fun ideas to help families test recycling skills at home and challenge kids to learn the right way. Each week through the end of October, the Waste Management of Northern Nevada’s Facebook page will […] Education — September 20, 2020
Collection/Transfer — September 18, 2020Hoping to Send Fewer Recyclables to the Landfill, Battle Creek, MI Launches Information CampaignBattle Creek is working to fix its recycling problem. Since March, many residents’ recycling has been taken directly to the landfill because of contaminated materials. Now, the city is launching an information campaign to help people learn how to recycle properly. Putting non-recyclable materials in curbside recycling has caused entire truckloads of materials to be sent to the […] Collection/Transfer — September 18, 2020
Collection/Transfer — September 18, 2020WASTECON® Zooms in on DisruptionSWANA announces WASTECON® will be held January 26–28, 2021 as a virtual event. SWANA’s re-engineered executive leadership summit for the solid waste and recycling industry will be more accessible than ever. Each keynote session will include high impact speakers discussing the issues that matter the most to private and public sector solid waste and recycling […] Collection/Transfer — September 18, 2020
Education — September 16, 2020Changing Face of Recycling—Theme for NERC’s Fall ’20 ConferenceNERC’s Fall ’20 Conference is a virtual three-day event on October 20 – 22 (1 p.m. – 5 p.m. daily). With the drastic market changes over the past year, the Pandemic, and resulting budgetary constraints, it has left us all searching for creative solutions for recycling. NERC’s Conference will explore the Changing Face of Recycling: […] Education — September 16, 2020
Education — September 15, 2020ASSP Shifts SafetyFOCUS 2021 to Virtual EventThe American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) is shifting its second-largest annual event to a live virtual experience early next year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.SafetyFOCUS 2021 will move from an eight-day in-person conference in Las Vegas to a 10-day online event. Attendees should mark their calendars for Feb. 8-12 and 15-19 to join […] Education — September 15, 2020
Collection/Transfer — September 8, 2020Federation of NY Solid Waste Associations Announces First Ever 2020 Virtual ConferenceThe Federation of New York Solid Waste Associations announces a virtual Conference running October 15, 22, and 29, 2020. The Federation of New York Solid Waste Associations Conference with Trade Show meets annually in May at The Sagamore, Bolton Landing, NY. Due to COVID 19, the conference was regretfully canceled; however, the Association is pleased […] Collection/Transfer — September 8, 2020
Collection/Transfer — September 2, 2020Northeast Recycling Council’s Glass Recycling Forum Busts Myths and Offers Glimpse Into Current and Future OpportunitiesAfter a welcome and a thank you to their sponsors, attendees and speakers by Mary Ann Remolador, Assistant Director of the Northeast Recycling Council, the Keynote Address for the forum was given by Scott Defife, President, Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) and focused on the state of glass markets in the U.S. He spoke about GPI […] Collection/Transfer — September 2, 2020
Collection/Transfer — August 31, 2020Long Beach, CA Updates Curbside Recycling Program to Reject Most PlasticsLong Beach is making a dramatic change to its curbside recycling program. Plastic food wrapping, children’s toys, and teething rings can no longer be tossed in the city’s purple bins. Neither can plastic bags, produce bags, squeezable bottles, takeout food containers, egg cartons, foam packaging, milk cartons, laundry jugs, and any other plastic labeled with […] Collection/Transfer — August 31, 2020
Collection/Transfer — August 27, 2020Akron, OH Reboots Campaign to Encourage Residents to Recycle ProperlyThe City of Akron and Keep Akron Beautiful, an environmental sustainability organization, have relaunched the “Recycle Right” campaign to encourage residents to recycle, but to do so correctly. Recycle Right began in 2019 as a way to reduce recycling contamination, meaning materials that are put in recycling bins that should actually go in the trash. […] Collection/Transfer — August 27, 2020
