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BLOG - May 29, 2023

Is textile recycling a future business standard?

A common material to end up in landfills, despite its recycling potential, is textiles. In fact, fewer than six percent of large cities in the United States accept discarded textiles in curbside recycling bins. It’s not a service that is widely available to the public, despite a pressing need to keep textiles out of landfills.   For businesses that deal with textiles, recycling these materials might become a consumer expectation sooner rather than later, as the…

Christine Wilson

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    BLOG - March 20, 2023

    What to look for in a professional shredding service?

    If your business generates a large volume of confidential or sensitive information that regularly needs to be destroyed in order to protect customer, employee, or company security and reputation, you likely employ a shredding service. Shredding services are common for many organizations dealing with proprietary data, including financial institutions, legal practices, governments, medical facilities, and nonprofits, among others.   So how do you know you’re getting the best services you can pay for when using…

    Christine Wilson

    Lead Content Writer


    BLOG - December 19, 2022

    Five ways to reduce your business’s waste production this holiday season

    More gatherings. More food. More gifts. The holiday season often means an excess of things, but did you know it also means more waste? In fact, Americans throw away 25% more trash during the time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s than any other time of year. This amounts to 25 million tons of garbage. So, what can we do about it?   In this article, we’ll share five tips on how to reduce the amount of…

    Christine Wilson

    Lead Content Writer


    BLOG - October 24, 2022

    Anaerobic digestion – a solution to waste and energy concerns?

    In Penobscot County, Maine, a fifth-generation cattle farm has adopted a brilliant way of reducing waste, creating clean energy, and offsetting the cost of running their facilities.   Nearly a decade ago, Stonyvale Farm installed a waste management system to handle the excess manure produced by its cows. The system loads manure into large, heated tanks filled with microbes, which then generate electricity using anaerobic digestion – a process similar to fermentation. Before long, the farm…

    Christine Wilson

    Lead Content Writer


    BLOG - July 18, 2022

    Strategies for reducing plastic waste in the workplace.

    Plastic waste is bad for the environment and costs your business money to dispose of. Reducing it is a win-win and relatively simple to do.   In this article, we look at the state of plastic waste in the workplace and suggest some reduction strategies.   Plastic waste isn’t being recycled as often as it could be.   The state of plastic recycling is unfortunately low. Roughly 8.7% of plastics in the United States are recycled. In Canada,…

    Christine Wilson

    Lead Content Writer


    BLOG - September 20, 2021

    Waste across industries, No. 5: How to save your business money while recycling

      Does your business recycle? Although this has been common practice in residential homes since the Great Depression, many businesses do not have the knowledge or incentive to properly recycle some of the waste they generate. So, what is the incentive? Can recycling save you money? Part five of Schooley Mitchell’s five-part series. Over the past few months, we have looked at the cost of waste across several industries. Business waste disposal comes with a…

    Christine Wilson

    Lead Content Writer


    BLOG - September 7, 2021

    Waste Across Industries, No. 4: Can exorbitant medical waste costs be avoided?

    Medical waste is an incredible burden on the healthcare industry. In the United States alone, between $760 billion to $935 billion is wasted every year through overtreatment, poor coordination, and other factors leading to waste generation. This issue has only grown worse with the advent of COVID-19.   If your hospital, clinic, or healthcare practice is suffering under the financial stress of medical waste disposal expenses, there are steps you can take to optimize your procedures,…

    Christine Wilson

    Lead Content Writer

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