New Jersey Food Waste Recycling Market Development Council
I recently had the honor of being named to the New Jersey Food Waste Recycling Market Development Council. I look forward to serving the people of New Jersey!
Author: Wayne DeFeo
The World Targets Plastic
In spite of all of the bad news that we hear about countries not cooperating, the United Nations has embarked on negotiating a globally binding treaty designed to reduce plastic in our environment. As National Geographic reported, this will have a larger impact than the Paris Climate Accord. Why? Because when the world targets plastic […]
California Takes Aim at Micro-plastics
One must give the state credit. California is attempting to reduce the 11 million metric tons of plastic that we put in the ocean every year. Their effort, and to New Jersey’s credit, we are doing some things to reduce micro-plastics as well…includes banning single use plastics and working to remove 150,000 pounds of plastic […]
Oregon Tackles Recycling Reality
Oregon has begun the process of making truth in product labels a recycling reality. The state has recently started the research needed to get companies to support their claims of recyclability. It will then sort the information into categories such as what can be recycled curbside….for example…plastic garment bags from the dry-cleaner can be recycled, […]
Tired of Batteries Yet?
A trip to the New York City recycling facility should be a simple cruise between one borough and another. That is not the case when people put rechargeable or Lithium batteries in their recycling. A recent fire on one of the barges transporting batteries to the City’s recycling plant in Brooklyn just reinforces the problem […]