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, […]
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 […]
Plastic waste must be reduced…DUH…We keep saying this and it is important that get going on either one of two options: Reduce its production…or find a real use to make it circular…But that is not the entire answer…stay tuned. Read The Full Article Here: US must cut plastic production to save oceans, report says
I have written about bottle bills before…and you know my basic opinion…While they are indeed a form of EPR, I have always noted that they have a negative impact on MRF economics…A new study supports this position. However, as the study notes, it is also important that the impact be looked at in its entirety. […]
I have written on the problem with the end of life of solar panels. The real problem is that as with many products that we make, we don’t think of the end of life of that product as a chance to recover valuable resources, but as an end of life. This is one of the […]