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…
Inside the RTS Leadership Team: Meet David!
Tell us a little about yourself and what drove you to work at RTS, given your extensive background in policy and human rights issues? I actually thought that “RTS” stood for “Rights Training Society.” For some reason, no one corrected me during the interview process, and next thing I knew I was three years into a…Read More…
Spotlight: Q&A with Beth Birnbaum
Can you give us a brief overview of your career journey leading up to your position as an RTS Board Member? I went to work at Expedia as a product manager right after getting my MBA. Product management is a great way to understand the key drivers of a business and what motivates customers to…Read More…
Spotlight: Rethink
When diverting food from landfill, most think about the option to compost, but in reality, perfectly edible food is ending up in landfill. Federal legislation, such as the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act, encourages businesses to donate food to nonprofit organizations by minimizing liability. We sat down with Rethink’s CEO, Matt Jozwik, to discuss…Read More…
Freeganism and food donation
Despite increasing awareness around the topic, food waste is not typically the first thing that jumps into people’s minds when climate change is discussed. However, the scale of the problem is shocking, with around 30-40 percent of the US food supply going to waste, equaling 219 pounds of waste per person per year. There are…Read More…
What happens after the ban? Plastic alternatives for businesses
If the city your company operates in doesn’t already have some kind of plastic ban in effect, there’s a good chance that it soon will. What’s more, the plastic bans that are in place are likely to become far stricter and further reaching in the years to come. With so many aspects of everyday lives…Read More…
What is Waste-to-Energy?
Waste-to-energy (WtE), also known as energy-from-waste, is the process where energy (typically heat and electricity) is generated using waste as a fuel source. This is often done through direct combustion using waste incinerators – i.e. burning the waste – or the production of a combustible fuel from a gas such as methane. The latter method…Read More…
The complete paper & card recycling process
Paper and paperboard (cardboard) are used in practically every industry. Often considered disposable, it’s an increasingly precious resource as unsustainable deforestation continues around the world. Fortunately, both paper and cardboard have been the focus of recycling campaigns for decades, and as processes become more efficient, more products have been manufactured from recycled material—but how effective…Read More…