Waste Away Group Blog
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.
When we think of being done with a book, we usually think of giving it to a friend or dropping it off at a donation site. Sometimes, however, it becomes necessary to be done with it entirely and dispose of it. But where does this type of item go?
Disposable paper cups are easy and convenient, but what should we do with them when we’re done with them?
Potato chips are almost the number one snack food among Americans - all flavors and types. Frito Lay sells about $12 million worth of potato chips each year. If you break that down into about $3 per bag, that equals about 4 million bags sold per year.
Most garden hoses are typically made of PVC (polyvinyl chloride), or polyurethane, synthetic rubber, nylon, or soft plastic and reinforced with an internal web of fibers. As a result of these materials, garden hoses are flexible and their smooth exterior facilitates pulling them past trees, posts and other obstacles.
Every day in the United States there are thousands of events that create an enormous amount of waste. Zero Waste programs targets this waste by reducing packaging, avoiding single-serve items, and providing compostable ware and compost service to all event goers.
Candy is used as a gift, a reward, an incentive, and a treat. Seasonal candy sales accounted for only $57 million in the United States in 2013, which has seen a dramatic jump since then. The Easter bunny can be thanked for the highest share of these sales, with the largest percent of seasonal candy being sold at Easter.
Shredded paper is recyclable in any recycling process that accepts paper in their recycling bins. There are, however, a few things we need to keep in mind as we put shredded paper into our recycling.
Many of us take our trash and recycling out the night before it will be picked up to ensure that we don’t forget to take it out. But if it’s raining, does the rain affect the quality of recycling or its ability to be recycled? Unfortunately, the answer for some commodities is “yes”.
We recycle cardboard and plastics but what do we do with the hybrid versions that contain both?