Sustainable Business Trends to Expect in 2022
It wasn’t too long ago that sustainability was seen as something that businesses were obliged to do. A requirement imposed from outside by a combination of public pressure and growing legislation. But in recent years, sustainability has transitioned from something businesses would do grudgingly or as an afterthought into a genuine part of their core…Read More…
Sports Events as a Catalyst for Spreading Awareness
Sport is a huge part of life both in the US and across the world. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 19.3% of the US population was engaged in sports and exercise during 2019—that’s around 66 million people each day. However, it’s not just engaging in physical activities get us going, as watching sports…Read More…
Plastic Bottle Recycling Facts
Plastic Bottle Recycling Facts Understanding where the products we buy come from, and what to do with them when we are finished, is one of the fundamental pillars of sustainability. However, as the world around us becomes increasingly interconnected and complex, undertaking meaningful environmental education becomes increasingly difficult. The complexity of these systems of production…Read More…
Reducing Holiday Waste for your Business
45% of all material sent to landfill year-round in the US is from food waste and packaging, and during the Holiday season from Thanksgiving to New Year, waste generation increases by around 25%. That’s an additional one million pounds of trash going to landfill, much of it recyclable or completely avoidable. As a business with…Read More…
Spotlight: Q&A with Rap4Bronx
The RAP4BRONX (Relief Access Program for The Bronx) was launched in Mid-March 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic with a mission to collect and donate meals, groceries, and essential supplies to frontline workers, senior citizens, and vulnerable residents in the Bronx and throughout New York City. RAP4BRONX has delivered over 1.7M meals to help fight food insecurity…Read More…
Lithium Car Battery Recycling & the Rise of Electric Vehicles
With some of the world’s most prominent car manufacturers announcing plans to phase out petrol and diesel-powered vehicles entirely within the next decade and a half, electric vehicles (EVs) are no longer a dream of the future. General Motors in the US have stated their intentions to sell only EVs by 2035, while the global…Read More…
Spotlight: Q&A with Founder of ANYBAG
Alex Dabagh is the Founder and Creator of ANYBAG, the bag on a mission to reimagine waste. ANYBAG was founded in 2019 with the goal to keep single-use plastic bags out of our waterways and landfills. Since its inception, over 9,000 lbs. of plastic has been collected to create durable and reusable bags. Alex plans…Read More…
COP26 – Big on Promises, Low on Tackling Waste
As we reflect on the recent COP26 summit in Glasgow, governments and business leaders around the world will be looking to make good a series of unprecedented commitments to help combat climate change. Net zero has been a hot topic, as well as ensuring adequate funding goes to those most affected by climate change in…Read More…
The Best Takeback Programs from Big Businesses
As sustainability becomes an ever-greater concern for consumers and policymakers, businesses have been compelled to find ways of addressing their wider impact on the environment. This shift in behavior is encapsulated in the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). EPR aims to place increased responsibility on the original manufacturer of products in relation to environmental…Read More…
Terrifying Trash – Halloween Costume Waste in the US
As American’s get ready to celebrate the year’s most frightening festivities, the scariest thing about Halloween is not the ghosts, ghouls, and goblins, but the terrifying amounts of trash generated in the space of a few short hours on October 31st. From rotting jack-o-lanterns through non-biodegradable candy wrappers to single-use decorations, Halloween has recently built…Read More…