Reuse, Reuse, Reuse – The Best Websites for Swapping Your Stuff
There’s something magical about finding a special second-hand item. Old sweaters, dressing tables, coffee cups, whiskey tumblers, sets of tools and old racing bicycles just manage to convey something sacred. When we find these items and bring them into our own lives, they seem to express a certain power. Laden with their own history yet…Read More…
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Waste Disposal Vehicles
Transportation is the biggest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the US, and despite modest progress we are still overly reliant on fossil fuels to run our vehicles. Heavy-duty trucks are the biggest emitters of the lot; though constituting only 4% of the vehicles on the road in the US, these trucks use 20%…Read More…
Why It’s Important to Choose a Sustainable Waste Management Company
Sustainable waste management is now a central tenet of any business’s sustainability goals. However, the most important thing to grasp when discussing waste management is not about the correct way, or even the best way to dispose of waste. A responsible waste management company is equally, if not more concerned, with helping you find ways…Read More…
How is Construction & Demolition Waste Recycled?
Construction and demolition waste, or C&D waste, is the term used to describe the debris generated by all kinds of construction and demolition projects. As C&D materials are produced by undertakings ranging between the construction of private homes and the deconstruction of international airports, they represent an enormous source of waste. In fact, the EPA…Read More…
Improving Accountability in Waste Management – Questions to Ask Your Waste Provider
Over the past few years, awareness around the importance of waste diversion, recycling, and sustainability has increased dramatically. However, around half of the municipal solid waste (MSW) produced in the US still ends up in landfill. In fact, in 2018, just 32.1% of MSW was either recycled or composted, and with around 292.4 million tons…Read More…
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…