Challenges arise when many departments in universities, hospitals and corporations become involved in the process. They may choose and place recycling containers and signage that are aesthetically pleasing. But, even though the containers are attractive, the system will fail because the keys to success were not followed.
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Holiday Recycling Best Practices
Americans generate 25 percent more garbage betweenThanksgiving and New Year’s Day than at any other time of year. Cardboard containers, paperboard boxes, wrapping paper, metal tins and Styrofoam™ packing materials all are part of the holiday recycling conundrum. Make sure you know which items are naughty and which are nice when it comes to making your home green for the holidays.
Read moreHoliday Cardboard Recycling Tips
A USA Today analysis of several industry studies on cardboard use shows Americans are sending more corrugated cardboard to the landfill than to recycling plants compared to past years. Oftentimes the reason is poor cardboard recycling practices at the curb
Read more11 Ideas for Greener Campus Living
Whether you’re moving away to college for the first time or you’re going back for another semester, you’ll want to make sure you remember to bring your good environmental habits from home to campus.
Read moreSustainable Cleveland’s Skip the Straw Campaign
The United States uses enough straws every day to wrap around the Earth’s circumference 2.5 times. According to the Ocean Conservancy, volunteers for the International al Coastline Cleanup have collected nine million straws and stirrers from beaches and waterway over the past 30 years.
Read moreWaste Problem Driven By Economics
We all need to be aware of the impact of our waste but we also need to be aware that we will not recycle our way out of our waste problem. There are limits to recycling. As a result, recycling properly is more important than ever. We can’t put trash into our recycling bins and wish it will all get recycled.
Read more3 Factors that Determine if Something Can Be Recycled
Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. For recycling to work, there must be a large supply of a homogeneous materials, a way to collect and process those materials and there needs to be a market demand. And all that has to make sense economically.
Read moreNEORSD’s Pitch Those Pills
Unwanted medications should not be flushed. The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District makes it easy to Pitch Those Pills and safely dispose of unwanted medications at local collection events.
Read moreBusiness Recycling is Not One-Size-Fits-All
Companies call looking for a way to add recycling services at their office, building or manufacturing facility. Sometimes, adding recycling to a company’s current services is easy. Other times, there are just a few extra steps to start recycling.
Read morePlan to Reduce Your Recycling Stress
Learn how to avoid last-minute recycling and disposal stress when you plan. Planning early, including finding answers for disposal and recycling options, gives you time and choices. We’ll show you how.
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