Update: Sept. 22, 2015 – Judge strikes down NYC’s foam ban. The city is exploring its options for reinstituting the ban, including…
The United Nations Environment Program calls electronic waste the “fastest growing waste stream in the world.” In 2015, NYC joined a growing…
A good summary.
It is in your home, and in your office, lurking around in the deep dark recesses of your basement or closet…
What are the most widely and easily recycled items? Keep America Beautiful has partnered with National Waste and Recycling Association, Solid Waste…
This video from Business insider shows what happens to some of NYC’s glass, metal, and plastic at SIMS Municipal Recycling’s Sunset Park Material…
While we work to help companies recycle e-waste responsibly in the U.S., our sister nonprofit Pure Earth is working to tackle the issue…
Washington, D.C.: Waste management modernization act summary New provisions are moving D.C. towards increasing composting and electronics recycling, and moving away from the…
Large events often leave behind mountains of waste that few organizers know how to handle. The logistics of recycling and composting at festivals can seem…
Our friend Russell Klein, with whom we worked closely during his many years as Washington D.C.’s only municipal recycling educator, and who was…