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Estimates are that Amazon delivers around 23 million packages every day worldwide. The United States Postal Service’s postmaster general says mail carriers delivered around 1.7 billion packages for Amazon in 2025. It’s a lot.Some of those shipments are in cardboard boxes or the manufacturer’s original packaging, which can be easy to recycle. Many more are […]

What do you think of when you think about corporate electronic waste? Most people think of outdated desktops, old or broken laptops, and rooms full of desktop monitors. These electronics pile up in storerooms, IT supply closets, or storage lockers. As they’re bulky and take up valuable space, they’re often the first items to go […]

Between 2023 and 2024, the amount of bottled water consumed in the U.S. increased by 2%. Americans consumed 16.2 billion gallons. This increases the amount of single-use plastic entering the waste and recycling stream. While bottles are recyclable, there are still emissions from manufacturing and transportation. Some aren’t recycled properly and end up in rivers, […]

When you put your recycling into the bin and move it to the curb, your hauler brings it to a local Material Recovery Facility (MRF). These recycling centers must do everything possible to ensure that the recycling stream being processed remains uncontaminated.For recycled items to be sellable, they have to be of premium quality. That […]

It used to be easy to pick a sunscreen. Walking into a store and finding the ideal Sun Protection Factor (SPF) was the main hurdle. Over time, spray-on products became available, making sunscreen much easier to apply. Today, choosing the best sunscreen is far more complex.The reality is that 9,500 Americans are diagnosed with skin […]

What cities have the best recycling rates? Most statistics break down these numbers by state rather than city. We did a deep dive to see what we could find. Once we had cities with high recycling rates, we took a closer look at what they do that’s different from the norm.The Realities of Recycling in […]

Monthly subscription boxes are all the rage. If you ever watch YouTube videos, dozens of YouTubers review these boxes each month. While one of the earliest unboxing videos dates to the 1970s, when Betamax came out, HelloFresh is one of the most people have seen at least one video review of. Despite their popularity, subscription boxes […]

The EPA reports that each American generates about 4.9 pounds of municipal solid waste (MSW) each day. In one week, you’ve generated about 35 pounds of trash and recyclables. Consider that amount over a month or a year. It’s so much, and it’s overwhelming the nation’s landfills.The Realities of MSWHere’s a scary fact: recyclables often […]

It’s sad to consider that of all of the recycled items in a U.S. household, around 32% of them are actually recycled. In many towns and cities, it’s cheaper for those communities to send recyclables to the landfill than it is to properly recycle them.The EPA estimates that if all recyclables were handled properly, it […]

How much is recycled in your community? A newer study finds that residential recycling rates aren’t great.27% of households do not have access to recycling.43% of households recycle.Only 21% of residential recyclables are recycled correctly. Of the materials that are improperly handled, 76% of them are improperly recycled before they leave a consumer’s home. 87% of materials […]