Shared with permission from Resource Recycling Inc. June 2019 edition. RRSers Marissa Segundo, Anna Lynott, and Kris Kaar highlight innovations that are improving recycling programs throughout the country and overcoming the current industry challenges. Download the full article PDF here: Innovation Amid the Unrest Excerpt from the article: Even before China turned the industry upside down […]
Read MoreNational Recycling Coalition (NRC) Drives Collaborative Workshops to Grow Domestic End Markets Recycling markets have been in crisis since late 2017 as Chinese environmental policies led to severe restrictions on the import of curbside generated recyclable commodities. For the last two decades, China has been the cornerstone of the global recycling market. It is the […]
Read MoreRRS Expands Expertise with New Hires from Emmet County, Michigan and Ontario, Canada March 8, 2019, Ann Arbor, Mich. – Resource Recycling Systems (RRS) is pleased to announce Elisa Seltzer and Shaun Spalding have joined the RRS team as senior consultants. Elisa Seltzer is the former public works director for Emmet County, Mich. where she […]
Read MoreRRS Assists Walmart with International Waste & Recovery Study As part of Walmart’s Project Gigaton initiative, RRS assisted with the research and analysis in developing the Pursing Zero Waste in a Diverse Landscape report to advance the conversation about the international waste and recovery landscape. Download the PDF report here: Pursuing Zero Waste in a […]
Read MoreAdding New Materials to Curbside Recycling: MRF Pilot Program for Films, Bags, and Pouches. Watch the playback here (note slides will appear approximately 1 minute into the recording): NERC WEBINAR We’ve heard the phrases “back to basics” and “recycle light” floating about the industry, but is it really time to pull back when we have […]
Read MoreSERDC, RRS and US EPA Region 4 Team Up to Provide Tools to Help Make the Case for Recycling in the Southeast (ANN ARBOR, MI) September 7, 2018– In the face of market uncertainties – including the evolving waste stream, commodity pricing, and bans on commodity imports – solid waste and recycling program managers are […]
Read MoreMRF Partner Announced for FPP Curbside Recycling Pilot The Materials Recovery for the Future (MRFF) research program, conducted by RRS and an initiative of the Foundation for Chemistry Research and Initiatives, is partnering with J.P. Mascaro & Sons Inc. to pilot single-stream curbside recycling of flexible plastic packaging (FPP) at their MRF in Berks County, PA. […]
Read MoreRecycle Takeout Containers and Foodservice Packaging RRS worked with the Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) on a video tool to communicate how to recycle takeout containers. This one-minute video was utilized by Washington DC as part of their residential outreach and education campaign. The video can be customized for other communities as part of FPI’s Community […]
Read MoreHealthcare 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 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, […]
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