Category: Mixed Greens

One of the scariest things about Halloween is that it produces a massive amount of waste in a single day. One UK study found that petroleum-based plastic is in 83% of Halloween costumes. Polyester makes up 69% of the materials in them. It leads to about 2,204 tons of waste each year.That’s just costumes. Halloween […]

Halloween is almost here, and that means an influx of sugary treats. Whether your children go to a local trunk-or-treat or go door to door in your neighborhood, local shopping mall, or district, they’ll come home with a massive candy haul.Each year, approximately 600 million pounds of Halloween candy are sold in the U.S. The […]

Online shopping is incredibly convenient. Instead of spending hours each weekend going from store to store to buy groceries, household supplies, and any apparel or pet supplies your family needs, you can do it in a few clicks. Everything will arrive at your home or office within the week.While it’s hard to argue that e-commerce […]

Every week, millions of homeowners and renters collect everything with a recycling symbol or made of paper, glass, or metal. As they roll their blue bins to the curb or carry recyclables to a collection station, they believe they’re protecting the environment. The sad truth is that any non-recyclable items that go into the recycling […]

Life’s become so much simpler in some ways following the pandemic. Instead of spending hours running errands each weekend or on a day off, you’re done in minutes. Simply turn on your computer or grab a device and order groceries, household supplies, clothing, and personal items.Many of the items you order come with free returns. […]

Home renovations always leave contractors or homeowners with a lot of leftover materials. From carpeting scraps to partial cans of paint, those materials aren’t meant for the landfill. According to the EPA, construction and demolition debris reached 600 million tons in 2018. Of that amount, 145 million tons ended up in landfills. While materials like concrete, […]

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 […]