Collection/Transfer — October 22, 2019Recycling Shells Makes a World for OystersOyster-loving Central Virginians will be able to join oyster-serving restaurants in recycling the shells of the salt-water mollusks to propagate bivalves in the Chesapeake Bay when the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority opens a shucked shell collection point. The solid waste authority will hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony with officials from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Rice Rivers […] Collection/Transfer — October 22, 2019
Collection/Transfer — October 22, 2019Philadelphia, PA is Eyeing a Ban on Plastic Bags. Here’s How That’s Worked in Other Cities.Philadelphia’s City Council is considering a ban on plastic bags and a fee for paper or other kinds of bags. There are least 471 local bag regulations in 28 different states and Washington, D.C., according to an advocate who tracks the legislation. “At least once a week over the last four years, there’s been a […] Collection/Transfer — October 22, 2019
Collection/Transfer — October 22, 2019Plastic Bottles vs. Aluminum Cans: Who’ll Win the Global Water Fight?Aluminum cans might indeed mean less ocean waste, but they come with their own eco-price: the production of each can pumps about twice as much carbon into the atmosphere as each plastic bottle. French group Danone has become the latest company to make a move, telling Reuters it had started to replace some plastic bottles […] Collection/Transfer — October 22, 2019
Collection/Transfer — October 22, 2019Plastic Makers Welcome House Introduction of Bipartisan “Plastics Act”Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Eliot Engel (D-NY) last week introduced The Partnering and Leveraging Assistance to Stop Trash for Cleaner Seas Act (PLASTICS Act, H.R. 4636), which seeks to reduce marine debris and plastic waste in the ocean by leveraging U.S. assistance to support effective waste management systems in developing countries. Steve […] Collection/Transfer — October 22, 2019
Circular Economy — October 22, 2019The Recycling Partnership Announces First-Ever U.S. Circular Economy RoadmapThe Recycling Partnership announces the first-ever roadmap aimed at addressing systemic issues in the U.S. recycling system and catalyzing the transition toward a circular economy for packaging. The report, “The Bridge to Circularity: Putting the ‘New Plastics Economy’ into Practice in the U.S.” is inspired and endorsed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation whose New Plastics Economy […] Circular Economy — October 22, 2019
Education — October 22, 2019More Michigan Households Can Now Recycle Takeout PackagingKent County has become the first Michigan community and sixth nationally to receive an education grant from the Foodservice Packaging Institute to increase awareness of recycling clean and empty cups and takeout food containers. Kent County will use its FPI Community Partnership education grant to raise resident awareness about what can and cannot be recycled. […] Education — October 22, 2019
Collection/Transfer — October 20, 2019Newton, MA to Offer Household Curbside Food Waste CollectionBlack Earth Compost has been hired by the city of Newton to provide weekly curbside collection of food waste — including meats, dairy, fruits, and vegetables. “Food waste makes up 26 percent of the weight of the trash in Massachusetts, filling landfills and costing us a lot of money in waste disposal fees,” Mayor Ruthanne Fuller […] Collection/Transfer — October 20, 2019
Collection/Transfer — October 20, 2019The World Loses $400 Billion of Food Before It Reaches StoresSome 14% of all food produced is lost annually, with central and southern Asia, North America and Europe accounting for the biggest shares, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization said in a report, citing the latest data as of 2016. Better cold storage and infrastructure would help reduce losses, but more detailed data on the […] Collection/Transfer — October 20, 2019
Newsletter Headline — October 20, 2019Global Partnership between SC Johnson and Plastic Bank Opens 500+ Recycling Centers Around the World to Help Combat Ocean Plastic CrisisIn 2018, SC Johnson kicked off a partnership with Plastic Bank, one of the leading organizations working to reduce ocean plastic, and opened nine recycling centers in Indonesia with the goal to stop plastic before it ever gets into the ocean. Beyond doing good for the planet, this partnership plays an important role in helping […] Newsletter Headline — October 20, 2019
Collection/Transfer — October 20, 2019Montreal, QC Plans to Divert 85% of Garbage Away from Landfills by 2030The city of Montreal unveiled a plan Thursday to divert nearly 85 per cent of its waste away from landfills by 2030. Enviro Connexions, the Terrebonne site that collects 40 per cent of Montreal’s waste, will shutter its doors in 10 years. Meanwhile, China — which once welcomed thousands of containers filled with Montreal’s discarded […] Collection/Transfer — October 20, 2019
Newsletter Headline — October 20, 2019Recycled Plastic to Soon Pave Los Angeles, CA RoadsTo better manage plastic waste, Los Angeles is in talks with Technisoil, an innovative manufacturing company, to viably incorporate plastic into the city’s roads. Substituting asphalt road materials with upcycled plastic waste could spell cost savings for both road construction and waste management endeavors. To address the two key global issues of excess plastic waste […] Newsletter Headline — October 20, 2019
Circular Economy — October 17, 2019Google’s Newest Nest Mini Is Made From 100% Recycled Plastic BottlesGoogle, in an effort to support global sustainability, has announced a $150 million investment in renewable energy products. The news came just over two months after Google announced that, by 2022, all Made by Google products will include recycled materials. “At its core, design is about solving problems for people and the world’s challenges,” says […] Circular Economy — October 17, 2019
