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Standardizing a Fractured Industry
Medical device standards, machine tool specifications, automotive emissions standards, ball bearing tolerances – there are process and production specifications that are standardized across most industries. They help to set consistent expectations for quality and performance in business-to-business commerce. The recycling supply chain here in the US could benefit from this common practice of mature industries […]
Read MoreCorporate Readers
We hear a lot from the recycling, composting and sustainability world about why it is beneficial to be proactive and engaged in activities that will utilize our resources to their highest and best use. But what are main stream business leaders communicating in regards to sustainability? I decided to take a look at several influential […]
Read MorePress Release: New Senior Consultant
RRS Adds New Senior Consultant February 3, 2016, Ann Arbor, Mich. – Sustainability and recycling consultancy, Resource Recycling Systems (RRS), announced that Juri Freeman has joined the firm as senior consultant. In his role at RRS, Freeman will utilize his public sector and sustainability consulting experience to provide technical and communications client support. Prior to […]
Read MoreFollowing the Food Waste Crumb Trail
It is no secret that we waste tons of food – literally tons. The EPA lists the US generating over 37 million tons in 2013 alone, and this number is very conservative1. Food waste occurs at various points in the value chain – production, manufacturing, retail/restaurants, and consumers. But this isn’t something new – unfortunately we’ve […]
Read MorePress Release: RRS Adds New Assoc Sr Consultant
RRS Adds New Associate Senior Consultant January 15, 2016, Ann Arbor, Mich. – Sustainability and recycling consultancy, Resource Recycling Systems (RRS), announced that Greg Peverall has joined the firm as associate senior consultant. In his role at RRS, Peverall will utilize his solid waste and recycling experience to provide technical and strategic client support, as […]
Read MoreOrganics Collections – Keep on Truckin’
According to the EPA, we Americans generate approximately 4.4 pounds of individual waste per person, per day1. Of the 254 million tons of municipal solid waste generated in 2013, 14.6%, or over 37 million tons was food waste2. My stomach groans at the thought, but what causes even more indigestion is that approximately 96% of food […]
Read More2015 Data Corner Collection
2015 Data Corner Collection This year, from March through December, RRS supplied Resource Recycling magazine with data and analysis in the form of the Data Corner. It was tucked in the front part of each month’s magazine, hoping to get people thinking and the industry talking. We’ve compiled the ten Data Corners from 2015 and want […]
Read MorePress Release: New Communications Consultant
Media Contact Melissa Radiwon, Marketing Manager, RRS 248-444-3456 mradiwon@recycle.com RRS Adds New Communications Consultant December 3, 2015, Ann Arbor, Michigan – Sustainability and recycling consultancy, Resource Recycling Systems (RRS), announced that Marissa Segundo has joined the firm as Communications Consultant. In her role at RRS, Segundo will apply her public sector recycling, media relations, […]
Read MoreRecycling Right So We Can Recycle More
Reprinted with permission from Plastics Recycling Update November 2015 edition. Download PDF: Recycling Right So We Can Recycle More
Read MoreDoes Recycling Make Sense?
Florida radio show Radioactivity on 88.5 WMNF recently focused on John Tierney’s opinion (from “To The Point” radio program) that recycling doesn’t make sense. Two local recycling advocates Kim Byer, Hillsborough Solid Waste Director, and Barbara Heineken, RRS Consultant, provided a different perspective on recycling. Listen to the full interview here: Does Recycling Make Sense?
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