Compost
Organic Waste: Part 3
Photo by Marek Studzinski on Unsplash In part one and part two of this post, we established that people with a variety of goals all
June 2, 2022
Waste and Recycling
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Compost
Organic Waste: Part 2
Photo by Dylan de Jonge on Unsplash What you start with is what you get. In part one of this post, we established that people
May 26, 2022
Compost
Organic Waste: Part 1
Several states have been targeting food waste for several years with rules that get more restrictive each year and impact smaller and smaller generators. If you are reading this, it may be that these rules have finally reached your business or institution. In California, the threshold is now down to folks who generate two cubic yards of waste (which includes the total of trash, recycling or composting that you generate).
January 17, 2022
Logistics
Understanding Avoided Disposal Fees
Although avoided disposal fees are an important financial justification on a microeconomic level for many collection programs, avoided landfill disposal fees have nothing to do with how recycling or composting works on a macroeconomic level.
December 8, 2021
Compost
Process vs Recovery Part 2 – Organics
In part one of this post, I talked about the difference between treatment and recovery. Treatments are processes applied to a material or combination of materials. Recovery is the type, quality and quantity of commodities that are recovered from applying that process. That is an important distinction, especially when you hear about various treatments for managing organics.
September 21, 2021
Recycling Process
Process vs Recovery Part 1 – Recycling
Recycling used to be simple. It was a transaction between someone who had a waste and someone who wanted that waste to manufacture a new product. Maybe there was a collector in between, but it was generally a pretty simple transaction.
September 17, 2021
Logistics
Parallel Access
In my experience one of the most successful tools to achieving your goals is a methodology called parallel access.
October 29, 2019
Recycling Topics
Evolving Ton
What do you buy? Is it the same thing you bought 10 years ago? 20 years ago? Is it packaged the same way? Do you buy it from the same place? Chances are, the answer is no.
July 29, 2019
Logistics
Considerations for Contracting New Waste & Recycling Services
When you contract for services, an important question is who owns your waste and recycling infrastructure? Do you expect your contractor to provide that infrastructure? Or do you own that infrastructure and provide it to your contractor to use during the term of the contract? It can become an important consideration.
May 17, 2017
Operations
Piecing Together an Effective Recycling System
A recycling program is made up of many different pieces. As you grow your program, one of the biggest challenges is making sure those pieces fit together into an effective system.
April 24, 2017
