New York to become 23rd state to pass e-waste legislation
June 9, 2010Leave a Comment
June 7,2010– Like the program recently enacted in South Carolina and many other states, New York will adopt an extended producer responsibility-based take-back program for used consumer electronics. Under the legislation, which E-Scrap News said “looks to be one of the strictest of the 23 e-scrap take-back programs established nationwide,” OEMs will be expected to [...]
Europe running out of plastic bottles for recycling
June 9, 20101 Comment
Maybe not permanently, but the European Plastic Recyclers Association (EuPR) recently said that the “PET bottles supply for European recycling is too tight” and that “this situation is getting critical for some recycling operations as their input material is getting scarce.”
The shortage of PET plastics is being caused by numerous factors, including exchange rates, a [...]
Planning a low waste future for NYC
January 6, 2010Leave a Comment
[ February 10, 2010 to February 11, 2010. ] Meeting to Plan Phase II New York City Recycling Trials
Paley Center for Media 25 West 52nd Street New York, NY
Working with corporate partners, Global Green is developing systems to process foodservice packaging from cups to corrugated boxes. Their initiatives have been central to helping New York City get to 100% recycling.
The Pilot Programs
Foodservice Packaging
Every year, [...]
“Stop Gambling with our Future”
December 15, 2009Leave a Comment
Deal with Climate Change
There are some things that speak louder, and more clearly, than anyone could have imagined. But the UN Foundation has done just that for climate change. They created a full deck of playing cards featuring a selection of the words from the more than 2,000 text, photo and video submissions (from more [...]
Packaging for the Future
September 24, 20091 Comment
Removing Waxy Cardboard from the waste stream is a huge issue, and is currently being solved by a coalition between Global Green, Hunt’s Point in New York City, Mountaire Farms, and Interstate Container.
Doing good business
The project has been such a success that Mountaire Farms is planning to transition its entire product line to recyclable boxes [...]
The problem is waxy, wet paper
September 10, 20092 Comments
Starbuck’s Tests New Idea In Recycling
Ever wonder why companies that want to be “green”, don’t recycle their coffee cups? That’s because cups are a mix of waxy paper for the coffee cup itself, and corrugated paper for that little sleeve that keeps your coffee hot and your fingers cool. Combine those issues with the mess [...]