Here is an interesting concept….Recycling is outdated and not a part of the circular economy. The article in The Hill focuses on plastics within the recycling stream. A primary contention is that we do not capture enough plastic in our recycling programs and most of it goes into the environment (TRUE). The second contention is […]
The recent interview with Steve Changaris, VP for the Northeast Region of the NWRA summed up the basic problems with bottle bills very nicely. As many of you know, I have never been in favor of a bottle bill. While some think of them as EPR, they are in fact a waste of time, revenue […]
A Girl Scout named Kaitlin recently sent this link to a presentation that she made about plastics and their effect on the environment to her County Recycling Coordinator. As a part of the project, for which she is seeking to achieve a Gold Award, this highest that a Girl Scout can achieve, the presentation needs […]
The attached opinion on removing the mobius strip from plastic is right on point. People are confused and rightly so. Recycling coordinators are frustrated. MRF operators are exasperated and the market is flooded with plastic that amounts to garbage. It is time to follow the Oregon example on a national scale and put a truth […]
As reported in Waste Dive and Enviropolitics, a number of states are still moving forward with Extended Producer Responsibility legislation. This is rather amazing news when we consider that people are still nervous about touching surfaces….(On a side note, the most recent reports on that issue are encouraging. It does not appear that Fomite transfer […]