Tag: trash
If you or someone in your household has COVID-19, most commonly known as the coronavirus, are there any precautions you need to take when disposing of trash that has come in contact with the infected person? Not necessarily.
As referenced in a previous blog titled, “Do You Have Recycling Bias?” the term “Recycling Bias” refers to the tendency of people to throw larger or full sheets of paper into the recycling bin while bits and scraps of paper went into the trash.
But how small is too small when it comes to recycling?
The term “Recycling Bias” refers to the tendency of people to throw larger or full sheets of paper into the recycling bin while small pieces and scraps of paper went into the trash. The same was found to be true of crushed cans or plastic bottles. Empty but intact cans or bottles went into the recycling bin while their crushed or dented counterparts were destined for the landfill.
The holidays are a magical time of caring, sharing, family, friends, and....trash?
Along with the wonderful time spent with special people comes a lot of trash....to the tune of about 1 million tons per week between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.
In terms of recycling, a contaminant is anything that is not conducive to the recycling process of a particular commodity.
ELKHART, IN (July 22, 2019) --- As a response to a growing desire in northern Indiana and southern Michigan, Borden Waste-Away Service, Inc. is now offering Zero Waste services for special events. This Zero Waste service is available to both public and private events and Borden Waste-Away will be making its debut and the 2019 EnviroFest in Elkhart this August.
Single Stream recycling, also called "Fully Commingled" or "Single Sort", is a process where all recyclable items are collected together in a single bin instead of being separated into different bins at your home. That single bin is collected and emptied into one truck along with other single stream bins in your neighborhood.. These commingled items are sorted and separated by type and eventually make their way to companies who can use these commodities to make new items.
We recycle cardboard and plastics but what do we do with the hybrid versions that contain both?
The holidays mark days of family, friends, gift-giving and reflecting on all of the wonderful things we have in our lives. One of these things is an overabundance of food.
Along with the wonderful time spent with special people comes a lot of trash....to the tune of about 1 million tons per week between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.
Added food waste, shopping bags, packaging, wrapping paper, bows and ribbons all add up to an estimated increase in household trash of about 25 percent.