How to recycle food waste in Philadelphia – A guide
The issue of how to tackle food waste in Philly is considered the ‘next frontier’ of recycling in the city, and currently, over 20% of all the waste set out for collection by Philadelphia residents is organic matter. This is not only a cause of immediate concern in terms of pests, with rotting of food left in dumpsters and recycling bins, but an even bigger problem environmentally,…Read More…
Your investors care about waste management
Sustainable investing has been growing rapidly over the last decade. A recent survey found the COVID-19 pandemic has actually accelerated sustainable investing trends, with many investors now planning to double their share of sustainable investments in the next five years. In short, sustainable investing means selecting companies (or other investments) based, at least in part,…Read More…
How to recycle food waste in Boston – A guide
The statistics for food waste in the US are eye-opening, with Americans trashing around 40% of all food produced. That’s roughly 80 billion lbs of food each year and around 219 lbs per person. This equates to nearly $1,600 per family, and this at a time when, according to the Greater Boston Food Bank, around 600,000 people in Massachusetts alone…Read More…
How to recycle food waste in NYC – A Guide
As the largest city in the US, home to more than 8 million people and around 30,000 restaurants and eateries, New York produces a significant amount of food waste. However, the city has big plans to reduce this waste stream significantly in the coming years. Today, around 18% of all waste generated by the city’s residents and businesses…Read More…
Can paper bottles be a viable replacement for single-use plastics?
In 2018, Americans consumed more than 70 billion bottles of water, according to one study from the Container Recycling Institute, with three-quarters of those ending up in landfill or the incinerator, or when not properly disposed of, showing up in our waterways too. Based on our consumption of bottled water in just one year alone,…Read More…
Why more and more companies are finally going green
Companies looking for more sustainable ways of doing business are nothing new, but there has been a substantial increase in recent years. From the smallest startups entering the market focused entirely on sustainable products and services, to the largest multinational businesses overhauling existing operations to embrace sustainability metrics, there’s a sea of change happening—and its…Read More…
How to recycle e-waste in Dallas – A guide
Thanks to our increasingly digital lives, planned obsolescence, and the availability of low-cost electronics, e-waste is among the fastest-growing waste streams across the US. According to the Consumer Electronics Association, Americans now own an average of 24 devices per household, including devices such as cell phones, laptops and monitors, and game consoles. Despite our growing…Read More…
The pros and cons of single stream recycling
There are many challenges facing recycling programs in the US today. In 2018, recycling rates (including composting) stood at 32.1 percent across the nation, down from a previous high of 34.7 percent in 2015. This drop, alongside rising levels of almost all types of waste, means that more trash is going to landfill than ever…Read More…
Circular Economy of Cardboard
Did you know that making one ton of virgin cardboard requires three tons of trees? It’s also been estimated that half of the 85 million tons of paper consumed in the US every year is for wrapping and packaging products. As always, the best way to reduce your impact on the environment is to reduce…Read More…
Microplastics – A macro-level problem
Recently there has been a growing awareness about a type of pollution called microplastics. These plastic particles have been discovered everywhere from Arctic snow to Spanish sea salt, and consumers are rightly concerned about how microplastics affect humans and whether or not they are toxic. Yet despite their ubiquity, there is still much we don’t…Read More…