March 2018 Newsletter Who’s really to blame for the plastics recycling crisis? (Hint: It’s not China.) New Case Study! Boulder, Colorado Don’t miss any… read more
Who’s really to blame for the plastics recycling crisis (Hint: It’s not China) As recyclers struggle with the “recycling crisis” caused by China’s National Sword policy and search for new marketing approaches, the situation… read more
What it Takes to Be the World’s Best Recyclers 2018 isn’t likely to be a banner year for recycling in the United States. We’re facing significant uncertainty about markets because of China’s… read more
Recycling: the Awkward Fifth Wheel at the Sustainability Party I’ll stop short of saying that recycling has fallen from its graces, but I think few will argue we’re in our glory years. Recycling rates have… read more
June 2017 Newsletter Zero Waste for the rest of us Easy waste-reduction action: Ditch phone books Stand up against wasteful design Don’t miss any Zero… read more
Zero Waste for the Rest of Us To date,?34 states have product stewardship policies. Meanwhile, 22 states require at least one material to be recycled and 20 states ban yard waste… read more
May 2017 Newsletter Another “E” for Earth Day: Equity Podcast: Is the future in better technology or source separation? Who leads the world in recycling? … read more
Another “E” for Earth Day: Equity Lawsuits are a lot like waste—you’d rather prevent them than try to clean up the mess afterwards. Yet many cities are discriminating against… read more
March 2017 Newsletter Meet the new faces of recycling A new business model for the waste industry Measuring success in Zero Waste cities The dirty truth about… read more
A New Business Model for the Evolving “Waste” industry What exactly is social enterprise? It is doing business with a double bottom line: one bottom line is the profit generated and the other bottom line… read more