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 […]
Over the years, Oracle Corporation’s campus in Burlington, MA, has implemented multiple environmentally friendly options including solar panels, cell phone recycling, aluminum can collection for Boys and Girls Club, and, an organics service that converts food waste to energy at WM’s Centralized Organics Recycling facility. For its newest sustainability initiative, Oracle partnered with WM’s Total […]
The most recent edition of the Recycle Smart MA newsletter featured Ed Conley, Waste Management plant manager at a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Massachusetts. In the story, he shares what a typical day looks like for him at the MRF (pronounced “murf”) to help us better understand what happens to our recyclables after we […]
Last year’s Sustainability Forum emphasized contamination. This year it was focused on the consumer demand for post-consumer recycled (PCR) content in products, which ensures that brands/manufacturers are sustainable. This messaging was for all areas of the supply chain – everyone must use and increase the percentage of recycled content in products. Jim Fish, president and […]
Special waste is any solid waste or combination of solid wastes that due to quantity, concentration, physical or chemical characteristics or, biological properties requires special handling and disposal. These items cannot be combined with other trash. There are unique challenges associated with special waste. For customers who generate specialized waste, requiring waste profiling, customized handling, […]
