NYC Organics Update: Law expanded to cover more businesses
UPDATE: As of January 1, 2022, NYC’s Commercial Organics Law is set to be joined by a wider set of regulations and legislation encompassing the entire state, and while this does not include New York City itself, its impact will be felt by businesses operating across the wider NYS area. At its core, the NYS Food…Read More…
Spotlight: @_YaFavTrashman
Shortly after accepting the position as a laborer for the Philadelphia Sanitation Department, Terrill Haigler became an essential worker. To bridge the gap between residents and sanitation workers he created the Instagram profile @_yafavtrashman to give residents an inside look as to what sanitation workers experience during the pandemic. Terrill noticed that his co-workers didn’t…Read More…
The State of the Food Waste Problem in the US Today (2021)
Recently, RTS released the Food Waste in America Guide for 2021, taking a deep dive into the 80 billion pounds of food waste discarded every year and the estimated 50 million people experiencing food insecurity within the US. What is clear is that the scale of our food waste is a massive issue, one that…Read More…
The complete e-waste recycling process
The amount of e-waste generated around the world in recent years has exploded, driven by changes in technology, planned obsolescence, changes in media and storage types (tapes, CDs, HDs, SSDs etc.), and easier accessibility through decreasing costs. As the availability and use of electronics increases across the globe, e-waste has become the fastest-growing waste stream…Read More…
Sustainable hotel waste management — How hospitality is tackling its waste problem
This summer, hotels across the US will begin to resume normality. The COVID-19 pandemic hit the hospitality industry particularly hard, and after 18 months of restrictions, hotels are ready to welcome guests back. While much of the hospitality industry was beginning to focus on more sustainable operations before the pandemic, today, there are new elements…Read More…
How to recycle food waste in Dallas – A Guide
As the largest city in the largest contiguous state in the US, the scale of the food waste problem in Dallas is huge. Unfortunately, for many of the city’s 1.3 million residents, the concept of recycling food and other organic materials remains a little foreign—surely food biodegrades quickly, unlike plastics or metal? How much damage…Read More…
How to recycle food waste in New Jersey – A guide
According to the EPA, the food waste we produce and send to landfill is the third largest source of human-related methane emissions in the US. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is 25 times more damaging than carbon dioxide, and since the industrial revolution, there has been a 250% increase in the amount of this gas in the atmosphere. Around one-fifth of all municipal solid…Read More…
Plastic eating bacteria – A new solution for plastic waste or just science fiction?
Every year, more than 380 million tons of plastic is produced around the world. A large portion of this plastic will end up in landfill, polluting our oceans and countryside, or be incinerated. In fact, with just 8.7% of plastic currently being recycled, chances are that well over 90% of the plastic we produce will…Read More…
Is recycling worth it? A look at the costs and benefits of recycling.
Today, the recycling industry is big business and as municipalities across the US strive to keep waste out of landfill, city- and statewide recycling seems like the right approach to our growing trash. Yet for a business or organization considering the costs of waste management, recycling is another expense that gets added into operational overhead,…Read More…
Interview with Brian Goldberg Assistant Director of MIT’s Office of Sustainability
Organizations are undergoing transformations to meet individual and community-driven sustainability goals. We sat down with Brian Goldberg, who works in MIT’s Office of Sustainability, to discuss how data drives their decision-making and the impact waste management makes on meeting their goals. Q: Tell us about yourself and your role on campus? I’m passionate about solving…Read More…