Tag: recycling

Republic Services Offers Tips to Reduce Recycling Contamination at Home and Business for Earth Day

Stuart Mitchell

In celebration of Earth Day on April 22, Republic Services, Inc. have encouraged their employees and the communities they serve across the country to commit to taking their recycling habits to the next level with #1MORE act of environmental responsibility to reduce contamination of the recycling waste stream. Recycling contamination can be anything other than what is intended to be collected and recycled, including unwanted substances such as residual food or liquid that can be harmful to the recycling process. Once a contaminated item comes into contact with other recyclables,…

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Staples Celebrates Earth Day by Expanding Electronics Recycling Program to Include Coffee Brewers

Stuart Mitchell

Staples has become the first and only US retailer to accept both single serve and traditional coffee brewers for free recycling in stores as a part of its larger electronics recycling program. The expansion of the Staples free electronics recycling program is available to all customers in the US. Since starting the program in 2007, Staples has collected more than 400 million pounds of electronic waste, including ink and toner, which is the weight of roughly 13 Brooklyn Bridges. “We know coffee is an important part of the morning routine…

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Unilever calls for accelerated industry action on packaging waste

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever today called for the consumer goods industry to step-up its efforts to tackle the mounting challenge of ocean plastic waste and create a circular economy for plastics. One year after Unilever made its industry-leading commitment to ensure 100% of its plastic packaging was fully reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025, CEO Paul Polman welcomed news that 10 companies have made similar pledges. He urged more to step forward to accelerate the industry’s progress towards the circular economy and address plastic leakage into the world’s natural systems including waterways and…

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Nikki Reed and Dell Turn E-Waste into New Treasures with Recycled Gold Jewelry Collection

Stuart Mitchell

Dell and actress, entrepreneur and activist Nikki Reed are announcing a collaboration in support of the sustainable design movement. The Circular Collection by Bayou with Love and Dell is a new limited edition, jewelry collection made in the US and sourced from gold recovered from Dell’s recycling programs. The collection, which includes 14- and 18-carat gold rings, earrings and cufflinks, were showcased at this year’s 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (#CES2018) to highlight the widespread impact that e-waste, or disposable electronic equipment, has on the environment and the role we all…

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MPs call for “latte levy” on coffee cups

Stuart Mitchell

An Environmental Audit Committee report out today says a cup charge should help pay for improved recycling facilities. It says if 100% of single-use cups aren’t recycled by 2023 then there should be an outright ban on providing them. The report says: The UK throws away 2.5 billion disposable coffee cups Environmental Audit Committee Chair, Mary Creagh MP, said:  “The UK throws away 2.5 billion disposable coffee cups every year; enough to circle the planet five and a half times. Almost none are recycled and half a million a day…

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