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Sebrina Zerkus Smith
Why Recyclebank + Greenopolis = More, More, More!
The unprecedented partnership creates the leading online recycling rewards program in America, opening more outlets for recycling and giving consumers more opportunities to earn rewards. Remember that 70s song, More More More by the Andrea True Connection? Well, now that Recyclebank and Greenopolis have teamed up, more is exactly what you’re gonna get! More recycling … Continue reading
St. Louis Takes Cradle-To-Cradle Approach Toward Food Waste
The Gateway-To-The-West has launched its first ever city-wide composting company. St. Louis, Missouri, is experiencing a regional first… a first of its kind composting program designed to reduce food waste and increase composting city-wide. The recently launched St. Louis Composting Inc., fed by material from Washington University, Frito-Lay, the National Guard, WalMart Stores Inc. and … Continue reading
CA Makes Recycling Mandatory For Renters
State hopes to increase overall recycling rates by including rental properties in state recycling ordinances. Rental properties traditionally lag far behind single-family homes in state-wide California recycling rates. But a recently enacted law now requires property owners to provide recycling facilities for renters. The Renter’s Right to Recycle Act, authored by Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield, was … Continue reading
Recycled Paper Usage Falls In 2011
Recovered paper consumption is down by more than 6% compared to 2010. According to the U.S. Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), consumers are using less recycled paper. Recovered paper consumption fell sharply in July and August of this year, dropping by more than 6% compared to August of 2010. These statistics seem bleak. However, there … Continue reading
Sprint Sets 100% E-Waste Recycling Goal
Cell phone service giant outlines plan to recover 100% of it’s e-waste by 2017. Sprint is getting serious about e-waste recycling. The cell phone service provider has set a goal to recapture 100% of the e-waste produced by its operations by 2017. The goal is one of several outlined in the company’s new Electronics Stewardship … Continue reading
Nashville Sings A New Tune About Recycling
There’s a new song in the south, and for Nashville, it’s called Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! According to the Nashville Metro Beautification and Environment Commission, Mayor Karl Dean wants to turn Music City into the most sustainable city in the Southeast. The initiative started in 2008, when Dean gathered a Green Ribbon Panel, which proposed 16 … Continue reading
Supervalu Moves Toward Zero Waste Food Stores
Retail food giant expects to have 40 zero waste stores by 2012. Supervalu, Inc., the Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based parent company of grocery chains like Albertson’s, Shop ‘n Save, Cub Foods and Farm Fresh, has announced that it will expect 40 of its stores to comply with a zero waste policy by February 2012. According to … Continue reading
Pick Up America Takes Zero Waste Message Coast-To-Coast
Pick Up America is our country’s first coast-to-coast litter pick-up campaign. Youth group hosts community waste clean-ups and events to help individuals and schools make the move toward zero waste. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of anything like this…a group of young people who have banded together to go from Maryland to San Francisco, … Continue reading
U.S. Paper Recycling Reaches Record High
Americans are recycling a whopping 63.5% of all consumed paper, up nearly 7% from 2008. Great news on the recycling front for the U.S.––paper recycling has reached an all-time high, up from 57.4% in 2008 to 63.5% in 2010. According to American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), a Washington-based group, Americans are recycling more because … Continue reading
U.S. Restaurants Need To Improve Recycling Rates
A new survey shows that while many restaurants have started some type of recycling program for paper and cardboard, organics recycling is still lagging. Up to 90% of organic restaurant waste is recyclable, but only 28% of the nation’s restaurateurs operate any type of organics recycling program, according to a new survey conducted by the National … Continue reading
