Another year of virtual celebrations to commemorate Earth Day helped us lower our carbon footprint! WM Total Recycle Program (TRP) Manager Michelle Lee Guiney kicked off Earth month with a virtual seminar at Worcester Poly Tech on developments and trends in the waste and recycling (W&R) industry. Students, faculty and staff learned about impacts to […]
One product that became an essential and everyday item during COVID is the plastic acrylic (commonly called plexiglass) barriers that businesses installed to keep customers and employees safe during the outbreak. Plexiglass barriers are seemingly everywhere these days — grocery stores, dry cleaners, restaurant pickup windows, discount stores, and pharmacies. As COVID restrictions have started […]
What happens when your recyclables leave the curb? Find out how your plastic bottles can turn into new products made by the brands you know and love — and learn how this process begins and ends with you. Watch the video
Waste Management has developed several collection programs to help both residential and commercial customers manage their hard-to-handle materials. From swimming pool chemicals to electronic waste material, we’re working to help businesses dispose of items not suitable for regular waste bins. Homes and businesses are filled with ordinary items and materials that require extraordinary disposal, handling […]
Houston-based Waste Management issued its September 2020 “Report on Recycling” to identify gaps in U.S. plastics recycling infrastructure, among other goals. The report is based on research and data-gathering from consulting firm, Resource Recycling Systems (RRS). RRS was brought about after advocacy group As You Sow called on Waste Management to disclose more information about […]
