Reducing Food and Beverage Takeout Waste
The restaurant industry has been adjusting to COVID-19 guidelines by no longer accepting reusables and moving to take-out or curbside pick-up only. How can restaurants reduce waste in response? How can customers reduce waste in response? Print this information for your fridge or bulletin board. We’ll e-mail you a printable version. …Read More…
DIY zero-waste activities for adults
Crafts aren’t just for the kids. Adults can get creative with the extra materials in their pantry or found around their dwellings. We’ve gathered six activities that will keep anyone occupied while minimizing waste. Feeling the social distancing blues too? Host a virtual crafternoon with friends using one of these zero waste ideas. Magazine Collage…Read More…
What happens to the climate when the world slows down?
Every day new measures are enacted to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and every day more people are asked to practice social distancing or self-isolation. This sudden and unexpected call to “remain home” is having a variety of effects. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it is having an impact on emissions and other factors linked to…Read More…
A waste hauler’s perspective of the COVID-19 crisis
Perhaps the most enduring lesson of the COVID-19 crisis will be just how reliant society is on a handful of essential services. As entire countries go into lockdown, with strict rules on individual movement, we have quickly come to the realization that we are utterly dependent on our healthcare professionals and pharmaceutical workers, security services…Read More…
6 zero waste crafts for your family
As more people are required to stay home and school closures ripple across the country, simple and fun activities your kids can focus on may be at the top of your list. You won’t have to look further than your pantry or kitchen cabinets for activities to keep your kids focused and busy. Reusable goods…Read More…
COVID-19 and the waste management industry
Increasingly stringent measures to contain the virus are disrupting the global economy and changing daily routines. Schools are closing and travel has been restricted, businesses are shutting their doors and individuals are being advised to stay home. However, while the world is taking necessary precautions, essential services and facilities need to remain open. Grocery stores…Read More…
Celebrating B Corp Month – March 2020
B Corp month brings together businesses and consumers to move sustainable changes forward. It is an opportunity to start a conversation, to engage with customers, and to highlight the many ways B Corps are using business as a force for good. As a proud B Corp, RTS is excited to celebrate B Corp month in…Read More…
How hotels can engage guests with sustainable waste management
In 2017, the Chicago Recycling Ordinance took effect, bringing with it new regulations aimed at boosting recycling in buildings of five or more units and expanding the list of materials that must be recycled. Waste separation was a key point within the ordinance while educating tenants or guests on proper recycling practices was also high…Read More…
Home is where the recycling bin is – innovative houses made of waste
These are the startling figures that represent just part of the US construction industry’s waste generation. What’s more, these figures only add up the debris produced through demolition. While construction, in general, can quickly become wasteful, with concrete in particular known to be extremely resource-intensive, awareness of the issue is growing. In fact, as the…Read More…
What are cities doing about food waste?
Food waste is perhaps one of the most misunderstood waste streams we deal with today. Many assume since it is an organic material, it is of little consequence when sent to landfill. However, the reality surrounding food is very different, and alongside the significant resources required to produce it, dealing with what’s leftover places a…Read More…