Healthcare Sustainability Part 4 of 4: Reporting
April 24, 2018Healthcare Sustainability Blog Series Part 4 of 4: Reporting Congratulations! You have completed your program assessment, planned short- and long-term priority implementation, and you have implemented a project or two. Now it’s time to report and communicate your successes. Based on the key metric you set in the planning phase, once you implement and operate your […]
Read MoreHealthcare Sustainability Part 3 of 4: Implementation
April 24, 2018Healthcare Sustainability Blog Series Part 3 of 4: Implementation The third step to strengthening your healthcare sustainability program after assessment and planning is implementation. You’ve done your routine program check-up to identify accomplishments, opportunities, and gaps. You have set new goals and priorities, and ran the business case to understand the resources needed and potential benefits. Now, […]
Read MoreHealthcare Sustainability Part 2 of 4: Planning
April 19, 2018Healthcare Sustainability Blog Series Part 2 of 4: Planning Part 1 of this blog series discussed your sustainability program assessment. Now that you have identified your accomplishments, as well as any areas of improvements, how do you take it to the next step? Planning your sustainability program, or revising your sustainability goals if you already […]
Read MoreHealthcare Sustainability Part 1 of 4: Assessment
April 17, 2018Healthcare Sustainability Blog Series Part 1 of 4: Assessment Today we introduce the idea of an initial wellness check-up of your sustainability program. Whether you are new to sustainability or you’ve had a program in place for several years, it is a good idea to do a routine check-up to review your program’s goals and […]
Read MoreWaste Exchanges Transformed
March 2, 2018Waste Exchanges Transformed: The Austin Materials Marketplace Waste exchange, as defined by Wikipedia, is “where the waste product of one process becomes the raw materials for a second process.” From the 1970s until recently, waste exchanges were administered through a newsletter format, listing the hard-to-recycle industrial or commercial item with a limited amount of specification and a contact […]
Read MoreRecycling Policy and Contracting
January 19, 2018Recycling in a State of Change Florida public practitioners have a right to be baffled about good residential recycling policy and contracting. A quick look at what has happened over the past 10 years confirms great waves of change. Since the early 1970s, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the modern municipal solid […]
Read MoreSchool Carton Recycling
January 15, 2018Helping Florida Schools Implement Carton Recycling Over the past several years, and as a longtime Floridian, I have seen the increase in activity to expand recycling programs in Florida. Through my position with RRS, I am able to represent the Carton Council (an RRS client) and its commitment to increasing the number of aseptic and […]
Read MoreRecycling Coordinator Road Map
January 9, 2018Recycling Coordinator Road Map Today’s recycling coordinators wear many hats including education specialists, data managers, event planners, and school program coordinators, just to name a few. A committed recycling coordinator can affect captured recycling volume, increase participation, and reflect the county’s or city’s dedication to recycling. Studies show effective programs with continuous outreach can see […]
Read MoreNRC Response to China Restrictions
December 5, 2017Recently the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) sent a letter to their membership regarding the China Trade Restrictions. RRS would like to share the contents of that letter and invite comments. ISSUE On July 18, 2017, China notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its intent to ban the import of certain scrap materials by year […]
Read MoreHistory of America Recycles Day
November 18, 2017The History of America Recycles Day Did you realize that America Recycles Day occurred last week? With news cycles on overload covering other topics, America Recycles Day (ARD) was noticeably missing from mainstream media. Even more startling was this year was ARD’s 20th anniversary! We thought it would be interesting to look back at the […]
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