Traditionally, consumers have largely incurred the cost of disposal for the end-of-life of products, whether through a landfill, incinerate or recycle, or through municipal trash and recycling fees. Product Stewardship, also called Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), shifts some of that post-consumer product management expense to companies manufacturing consumer goods, based on variables such as collection cost […]
Waste Management, Artist’s Studio & Gallery at Patriot Place, and Patriot Place (Foxboro MA) have teamed up for the Patriot Place Fall 2021 Debunk Junk Art Contest. We are soliciting all Patriot Place employees, their family and friends, and all mall patrons for works of art that inspire others how to be more sustainable. Your entry may encompass […]
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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 […]
