Waste Away Group Blog
In an age of plenty, what do you get someone for a birthday or Christmas? A gift card, of course. But what are they made of? What do I do with them after I use them?
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.
Christmas decorations account for over half of seasonal decorations sales at 58.9% of total industry revenue. With this many decorations sold, a percentage of these sales will certainly be for Christmas lights. What should be done with these strands of lights when they burn out?
If you’re in the market for a greeting card, you’re likely to find one for just about any occasion. Everything from birthdays, Christmas, sympathy, thinking of you, and “thank you” to more obscure things like Groundhog Day, Boss’ Day and Sweetest Day.
In terms of recycling, a contaminant is anything that is not conducive to the recycling process of a particular commodity.
Second only to Lay’s with Ruffles nipping at its heals, Pringles’ 2017 sales hit a whopping $549.7 million according to statista.com.
According to mentalfloss.com, Pringles, which have been around for about 4 decades, are sold in over 140 countries and don’t show any signs of slowing down in popularity or sales.
Photographs are printed on paper that is treated with a thin layer of a light-sensitive chemical formula.
The chemical that is added to the paper essentially plasticizes it and adds enough chemicals that the paper is left without the conventional fibers needed for the paper to be recyclable.
Recycling should be a process in which clean, empty recyclable materials are sorted and baled then sent to the world market for reuse. Contaminants, however, prevent this process from not only going smoothly, but sometimes prevent it from going on at all.
Much of the modern world relies on some kind of power source for a variety of things such as lights, heat, and entertainment sources like televisions and computers. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “The U.S. energy supply is composed of a wide variety of energy resources; however, not all energy resources have the same environmental benefits and costs.”
Second only to Lay’s with Ruffles nipping at its heals, Pringles’ 2017 sales hit a whopping $549.7 million according to statista.com.
According to mentalfloss.com, Pringles, which have been around for about 4 decades, are sold in over 140 countries and don’t show any signs of slowing down in popularity or sales.