Ever feel like you’re not being told the whole story? Well you’re not. And you should be grateful for it, because the whole story is way too complicated. You’d hate it. The PR of recycling knows that if you overload people with information they didn’t really care about in the first place, you risk having […]
Entries from March 27th, 2014
How much to tell the public
March 27th, 2014 · No Comments · Consumer Issues, Philosophy, Recycling
Tags:educating the public·Master Recycling Program·recycling·Recycling School
Is your plastic rejected by curbside trash collectors? Don’t worry, it’s not about you.
March 12th, 2014 · No Comments · Plastics Recycling, Recycling, Trash Disposal
As we learned in my last post, if the recycling plant can’t sell it, they don’t want it. Why would they? So if they’re saying “NO, we don’t take x, y, and z,” it’s not because they’re being uncooperative. It’s because there’s no stable market for it. Key word: stable. They can’t take a plastic for […]
Tags:curbside recycling·garbage problem·landfill·non-recyclables·plastics recycling·rigid plastics
That little recyling symbol: what does it really mean?
March 9th, 2014 · No Comments · Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling, Recycling
On plastics, you’ll see a little number in the middle of it. What that number means is a topic for a future post. It’s not what you’d think, and it’s kind of complicated. The good news is there’s only one key thing to remember: “Just because something is recyclable SOMEWHERE, doesn’t mean it’s recyclable where […]
Tags:non-recyclables·plastic·plastic pellets·plastics·plastics recycling·recycling·rigid plastics
“When in doubt, Throw it out!”
March 5th, 2014 · No Comments · Garbage, Recycling, Trash Disposal
I know you’ve heard that little maxim. And I’m sorry to tell you that yes, “throw it out” means into the Garbage — i.e., not the recycling. And I know that’s painful for you. You WANT everything to be recyclable — but it’s not. I used to suffer from the same illness — which by […]
Tags:conveyor belt work·garbage problem·landfill·Materials Recovery Facility·MRF·non-recyclables·recycling·sorters·sorting·sorting garbage·sorting recyclables·throwing stuff out·waste disposal·working
I’m baaaaaack! And I’m going to answer all your garbage questions.
March 3rd, 2014 · 1 Comment · Garbage, Recycling, Trash Disposal
Yes. I’ve been gone a while. I took a sabbatical — what of it? I’m not getting paid for this. I’m back, and I’m going to quit being such a crabby scrooge about how bad everything is and be more informative about what we can do to help. Especially given that I’m the first one to […]