Recycling contamination has a direct impact on our ability to recycle materials and keep them out of landfills. Contamination, which is defined as having non-recyclable material inside of your recycling container, can take many forms, but these are the most common materials we see improperly placed in curbside recycling. Please keep these top 10 contaminants […]  Read more.

Have you heard of the National Sword Policy? Recent Chinese policies have resulted in a global campaign to reduce contamination (material that does not belong in the recycling container). The resulting new standards have impacted recycling efforts throughout the United States, and require a renewed focus on how and what to recycle. Enhanced education & […]  Read more.

Looking for a fright this Halloween? Consider that 1.3 of the 1.9 billion pounds of pumpkins grown each year end up in landfills, secreting methane and contributing to climate change. Scarier still is that American household waste increases by 25% between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day adding an additional 1 million tons a week to […]  Read more.

The Plastic Bag Problem Plastic bags and wrap have long been a problem at recycling facilities. Due to the lightweight, flexible nature of plastic bags and wrap, this type of material is difficult to separate from other recyclables, rendering other types of recyclable material less valuable to manufacturers. Another problem they pose is to the […]  Read more.

The Plastic Bag Problem Plastic bags and wrap have long been a problem at recycling facilities. Due to the lightweight, flexible nature of plastic bags and wrap, this type of material is difficult to separate from other recyclables, rendering other types of recyclable material less valuable to manufacturers. Another problem they pose is to the […]  Read more.