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Plastics Recycling Did you know that every ton of plastic bottles recycled saves about 3.8 barrels of oil? The plastics industry realized more than 20 years ago that recycling plastics was an eco-friendly endeavor. Back in 1988 plastic manufacturers asked SPI (The Plastics Industry Trade Association) to create the resin numbering system to help improve the […]
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The large-scale incineration or dumping of plastic films in landfills could soon be a thing of the past as new technologies seek to convert plastics into fuels and other useful products. Economic factors and fundamental difficulties with handling and sorting at recycling facilities has resulted in plastic film recycling still being in the early stages […]
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Paper and Cardboard Recycling Paper and Cardboard Recycling Facts Recycling one ton of paper saves up to 31 trees, 4,000 kWh of energy, 1.7 barrels (270 litres) of oil, 10.2 million Btu’s of energy, 26,000 litres of water and 3.5 cubic metres of landfill space. Burning that same ton of paper would generate about 750 […]
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How One Business Diverted 8,000 Plastic Bottles From Landfills If turning to niche products and services can help small businesses find success in the global marketplace, why not apply the same tactic to saving the planet? Vancouver’s The Soap Dispensary is already putting that concept to the test, and the results are promising. The family-owned business hasn’t just […]
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Will you make food waste reduction a priority at your business? The National Restaurant Association is encouraging operators to join the U.S. Food Waste Challenge and reduce food waste at their restaurants. In collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the USDA is asking restaurants to promote their food-waste reduction efforts. “We need help building momentum around […]
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Industrial Materials Recycling Resources WasteMap.org and WasteXchange.org are services provided by the Southern Waste Information eXchange. Together, these projects provide private citizens and corporations an avenue to appropriate dispose of waste and opportunities to divert post-industrial and post-consumer waste from the landfill. Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling Resource: WasteMap.org Industrial Materials Recycling Resource: WasteXchange.org NEED ASSISTANCE WITH INDUSTRIAL […]
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Health Care Could Save Billions by Reducing Waste in Six Key Areas The U.S. health care system could save hundreds of billions of dollars each year in public and private health care expenditures by adopting strategies to reduce waste in six key categories that are major drivers of health care costs. That’s the conclusion of […]
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Frequently Asked Questions About Food Waste Diversion and Waste-to-Energy Conversion Why divert food waste? There are many important reasons why food should not be wasted. Growing food to sustain our society requires a huge input from the environment. Water, fertilizer, land, and labor inputs for agriculture (especially industrialized agriculture) can be extremely taxing on […]
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Industrial Materials Recycling Basic Information Industrial materials recycling, also referred to as beneficial use, means reusing or recycling byproduct materials generated from industrial processes in an environmentally responsible manner. Thousands of manufacturing and industrial processes and electric utility generators create hundreds of millions of tons of nonhazardous industrial materials that are often wasted. These materials […]
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Reducing Food Waste for Business: Food Waste Basics More food reaches landfills and incinerators than any other single material in municipal solid waste (MSW). In 2012 alone, more than 36 million tons of food waste was generated, with only five percent diverted from landfills and incinerators for composting. How Can I Divert Food From Landfills? Source […]
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