Affecting the Tide: Building Cross-Sector Solutions

I have a secret.  When I attend meetings, I listen for buzz phrases and then I count how many times I hear that phrase during the meeting.  For a while, “Move the needle” was the winner.  Before that, “At the end of the day.”  But if I think back over the past eight years or […]

Press Release: RRS Showing Strong Presence at PRC

March 6, 2014, Ann Arbor, Michigan – Sustainability and recycling consulting firm, RRS, announces JD Lindeberg, Principal and President, will participate in a panel discussion on China’s Green Fence at the Plastics Recycling Conference (PRC) March 11-12, 2014 in Orlando, Florida. In addition, SERDC 120, a project powered by RRS, will be featured during the […]

Packaging: Simple Product, Complex Recovery

Through this video blog, RRS Vice President Anne Johnson outlines the players, barriers, opportunities and timing around recovery of packaging in the United States.  

Infographic: Our View of Producer Responsibility Options

Infographic: Biomass Maturity

New Recycling Initiative Offers Promising Recipe for Recovery

This article appeared in the February-March 2014 issue of El Empaque magazine. For great bread you need skilled bakers, quality ingredients and the right recipe. The same holds true for creating voluntary cross-sector recovery, and there is a new initiative in the Southeastern U.S. that is working toward that end this winter. It is being […]

Refreshed Look, Strengthened Commitment

Greetings from RRS! We’ve shortened our Resource Recycling Systems name to reflect our expanded outlook, which now goes well beyond our proud roots in recycling. For years we have been known for our recycling, waste reduction and recovery work. Heck, recycling has been part of our name! We have success stories from various municipalities, associations, […]

Growing the Recycling Community

Expanding recycling costs money – something that no city or town wants to hear in this or any economy. But increased diversion drives investment, both public and private, which is a huge driver for job creation. Read on to see how to connect robust recycling to boosting local and state economies.

Busting Plastic Recycling Myths

What we all knew about plastic recycling just a few years ago may be very different today. The changes that come as the plastic recycling industry matures, grows and adds new technology is a sign that this industry is nimble and growth-focused. That’s a good thing.  But it also means that recycling officials have a considerable, ongoing […]

Sustainable Materials Management from a State Point of View

Sustainable materials management is a term used to describe a solid waste planning approach that looks beyond simply ensuring sufficient trash disposal operations, to include the management of waste as a RESOURCE. State governments are in a unique position to offer leadership to their municipalities, counties, planning districts and other units of government to develop […]