June 23, 2025
Here are the sad facts. Using the EPA’s last statistics for recycling, 292.4 million tons of materials were generated in 2018. That’s almost five pounds of waste per person every day. Of that, only 69 million tons were properly recycled and 25 million tons were composted. That’s only 32.1% that was recycled.There is so much […]
June 19, 2025
How many electronic devices (phones, laptops, tablets, etc.) does the average American own? The answer may shock you as it’s increased 63% between 2018 and 2025. People own an average of 13 devicesThat’s just small electronics. You’ll have other harder-to-recycle items like refrigerators, electric fireplaces, massage chairs, microwaves, window AC units, portable heaters, and the […]
June 5, 2025
If you think about all of the plastic and metal recycling you generate each year, you’re probably overlooking a main contributor to waste streams. Personal care items like razor blades, shaving cream, toothbrushes, hair products, perfume bottles, and deodorants all contain metal, glass, or plastic, but can you recycle them?Personal care items are a challenging […]
May 27, 2025
Battery recycling is one of the most important things your business can do for the environment. Lithium-ion batteries can cause fires in recycling plants and garbage and recycling trucks. Alkaline batteries contain metals and chemicals that shouldn’t be released into the environment.It’s hard to know exactly how many batteries end up in the landfill. CalRecycle […]
May 21, 2025
Recycling is everything in today’s single-use world. While your grandmother or, perhaps, great-grandmother made many things from scratch and reused the same set of canning jars over and over, today’s consumer buys something to use until it’s gone and then recycles it.In 2018, 3.1 million tons of glass containers were recycled. That breaks down to […]
May 7, 2025
What do you do with your plastic bags when they’re no longer needed? Do you put them in the trash? Do you put them in your curbside container and hope for the best? Plastic bags are not easily recycled through conventional means. Yet, they’re not a great item to throw in the trash either. It’s because […]
April 28, 2025
Going Green has become more than feeling good about your actions. It’s the best way for small businesses to reduce, reuse, and recycle in ways that support the company’s bottom line. When you reduce waste, you save money. It’s that simple. Recycle Nation dives into ways that you can save your small business money by […]
April 21, 2025
Life in a busy urban area creates challenges when it comes to waste disposal. Even with city-wide recycling and waste management programs, the lack of space and reliance on public transportation make recycling difficult. If you have a car and can drive to a drop-off center, it can be an all-day venture and costly when […]
April 14, 2025
An alarming 25.35 million tons of trash was removed from the ocean in 2024. While it’s great that The Ocean Cleanup removed so much waste around the globe, it’s tragic that so much waste makes it into streams, rivers, and eventually the ocean. It’s time to think about the future of our children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc. […]
March 26, 2025
Have you been following California’s pair of nesting Bald Eagles that had three chicks hatch in 2025? If so, you watched as Jackie ended up with a fishing line dangling out of her beak after eating some fish, which left her unable to feed her chicks until she got it dislodged from her throat. It […]