Waste Away Group Blog
Sandwich bags are categorized as “film” or “plastic film” along with a multitude of other types of plastic bags such as grocery bags, cereal bags that don’t tear like paper, bread bags, dry cleaning bags and other food storage bags.
What’s better than a refrigerator absolutely covered with pictures colored by our kids or grandkids? The smell of crayons alone takes me back to being a kid. It seems like every family goes through literally boxes of crayons and an equal amount of coloring books. What should be done with crayons when they’re too small to color with?
Traditional dryer sheets are a single-use item usually made of thin polyester that’s been covered in chemicals that smell good, soften your clothes and eliminate static. But what should be done with them after that one use?
Methane, a flammable greenhouse gas 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide for having the potential of causing or continuing global warming, is created by rotting food disposed in a landfill as it decomposes.
Napkins and paper towels are easily made from very small, shorter fibers. In fact, they are one of, if not the last, item made from recycled paper before it can’t be recycled again. Napkins and paper towels are a very low grade of paper.
Frozen food containers vary from pizza boxes, where the food is actually contained in a plastic bag or wrapping, to ones that you throw right into your microwave to cook in and eat out of.
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.
What’s in a color? More than you might think. Color isn’t just something we choose because it’s pretty or bright and attention getting. There is a whole psychology behind why we like or choose the colors that we do.
Disposable razors gained immediate popularity as a convenient alternative to the straightedge blade that had to be re-sharpened.
Although today’s disposable razors are far from what the original disposables were, they were a step in the right direction in a razor for shorter-term use that had a definite end of its life and usefulness. Years later…enter the plastic disposable razors that we know today.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Americans wear out about 290 million tires a year, and recycle 233 million of them. This number is actually astonishing and lands way above the recycling rate for some items that we would think would be recycled at a far higher rate.