Collection/Transfer — December 9, 2018Boston, MA Plastic Bag Ban Starts FridayBoston’s plastic bag ban takes effect Friday, Dec. 14, and would only apply to checkout bags used at stores, not bags used at dry-cleaners, newspaper bags or produce bags from inside a supermarket. Retailers, grocers and restaurants are not required to sell any bags, but if they do, it would have to be a reusable, compostable […] Collection/Transfer — December 9, 2018
Compost/Organic Recycling — December 9, 2018Food Waste Management Market Growth Triggered by Environmental Conservation TrendFood waste management market is likely to grow at a healthy pace in the near future, on account of growing regulations and increasing emphasis on preventing waste. The factors for growth in food waste management market are multi-pronged, and according to a new research study by Fact.MR, the combination of these factors is likely to […] Compost/Organic Recycling — December 9, 2018
Newsletter Headline — December 6, 20183M to Embed Sustainability into Every New Product3M launches approximately 1,000 new products each year, and, starting in 2019, 100 percent of them will have Sustainability built in: Every new product will be required to have a sustainability Value Commitment that demonstrates how it drives impact for the greater good. This new, formal requirement is important because it embeds sustainability into the pipeline […] Newsletter Headline — December 6, 2018
Collection/Transfer — November 30, 2018Environment Minister Releases Ontario’s New Environment PlanEnvironment Minister Rod Phillips has released Ontario’s Environment Plan. The plan is broad in scope and includes the government’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The plan outlines the government policy direction on waste management for Ontario. Specific action items that will be of interest to OWMA members include: Reduce and divert food and organic […] Collection/Transfer — November 30, 2018
Collection/Transfer — November 28, 2018Simple Tips to Make the Holiday Season More Environmentally FriendlyWith parties, decorations, gift giving and travel, Americans generate 25 percent more waste than average between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day – equating to almost 1,000 pounds of trash per household. However, roughly 80 percent of what is thrown away during the holidays can be recycled or repurposed, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The experts […] Collection/Transfer — November 28, 2018
Newsletter Headline — November 23, 2018How Companies Can Achieve Their ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’ GoalsThe UK and the rest of the world do not currently have the systems and infrastructure in place to ensure 100% of waste gets diverted away from landfill but businesses that have a competent recycling system in place with trusted partners can claim to be a zero waste to landfill company. By using a reputable […] Newsletter Headline — November 23, 2018
Newsletter Headline — November 15, 2018National League of Cities Recommends Circular Economy to Improve Recycling Efforts in CommunitiesTo improve municipal waste management practices, boost local green jobs and help address climate change, the National League of Cities (NLC), in partnership with Starbucks, released Recycling Reimagined, a new action guide designed for city leaders. Released on America Recycles Day, the action guide provides cities the tools they need to establish a circular economic framework […] Newsletter Headline — November 15, 2018
Newsletter Headline — November 13, 2018Company to Launch “Rethink” CampaignReduce. Reuse. Recycle. Rethink. That’s the new mantra at PAC Worldwide, as the flexible protective packaging leader adds a fourth strategic pillar to the three “R’s of environmental sustainability. And, to introduce its new 4-square model, the company is embarking on a major outreach initiative with employees, customers, vendors and related partners across its global […] Newsletter Headline — November 13, 2018
Compost/Organic Recycling — November 13, 2018Green Jobs Growing Across Central MassachussetsAccording to the United Nations Environment Program, a green job is defined as “work in agricultural, manufacturing, research and development, administrative, and service activities that contribute(s) substantially to preserving or restoring environmental quality.” Green jobs encompass anything from renewable energy jobs to green building jobs; jobs in the organic industry; and policy, planning and scientific jobs […] Compost/Organic Recycling — November 13, 2018
Recycling — November 12, 2018Study Contradicts Conventional Wisdom: Replacing Plastic Packaging with Other Materials Would Have Adverse Environmental ImpactsThe new study, Life Cycle Impacts of Plastic Packaging Compared to Substitutes In the United States and Canada: Theoretical Substitution Analysis, finds that replacing plastic with alternative materials in packaging applications would cause increases in energy use, water consumption and solid waste, as well as increase greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) , acidification, eutrophication and ozone […] Recycling — November 12, 2018
Newsletter Headline — November 4, 20184 Ways That Cities Around the Globe Are Going CircularIn 2013, Oslo’s bus company made an announcement that puzzled city residents: “Now buses are fueled by your banana peels.” The explanation lay in a climate innovation: a year earlier, households in the city had been required to put their food waste into special green plastic bags for collection. The city wanted to use the […] Newsletter Headline — November 4, 2018
Newsletter Headline — November 4, 2018Communities Can Drive ChangeAs our economy and the products it creates become more complex, trash pick-ups and industrial composting are just a few of the services in which local government must develop new approaches to support a sustainable, functioning community. It’s not very difficult to convince everyone in a town to place their garbage cans at the end […] Newsletter Headline — November 4, 2018
