Articles posted by Steve Laico

In response to rising waste costs and the passing of the waste audits San Francisco mandate in December 2018 (requiring the city’s largest…
More than 27.4 million real Christmas trees were sold in the U.S. in 2017, according to the National Christmas Tree Association. What…
A version of this article was published in Environmental Leader. The conversations are getting louder — people and businesses are getting more concerned…
Effective January 1, 2019 businesses, nonprofits and agencies can no longer sell or use any expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam items, such as single-service…
* Click here to calculate Your GHG Emissions From Waste Now Is it time for your business to take carbon footprint accounting…
Are you in compliance? New York City businesses are required by law to separate their organic waste. Hotels and other businesses in…
In April 2018, it was announced that over 100 projects had been certified under the TRUE Zero Waste rating system by the…
Dallas’ new Multifamily Recycling Ordinance mandates recycling for apartment complexes  with 8 or more units by Jan. 2020. Over 90% of the…
On July 26, 2018, the Metro Council, the regional governing body for Portland, voted to put a new commercial organics ordinance in…
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