The Relevance of Recycling
The raw materials that come from recycling are the most important raw materials on earth.
View ArticleElectronics Recycling: A Divide With No Way Across
Here’s an article from the Boston Globe on March 2, another article about shady electronics recycling. You can read the whole article at...
View ArticleThink Zero Waste
There is nothing we throw away that is not a resource. Paper – To make paper we kill trees, hurt the land, and damage ecosystems. Almost 100% of paper can be recycled. The small fraction that can’t be...
View ArticleWeird Waste Collections and Electronics Amnesty: Simple & Successful
Electronics Amnesties are a different take on Weird Waste. Used electronics are a liability. They contain information you don’t want to escape. They contain hazardous substances. Many of them,...
View ArticleE-Waste “Recycling” in the News
One place you don’t want your used electronics to wind up is in the media. We get asked all the time why we charge money to recycle computers and monitors and TVs, cell phones, Blackberries and other...
View ArticleFIBER MARKETS AT OR NEAR ALL TIME HIGHS
July fiber markets in New England and across most of the country are at five year highs. Mixed Paper is at an all-time record; baled Mixed Paper in truckload volumes is at $110-$120 per ton! Another...
View ArticleWe Have Met The Enemy, and It Is Us
I cut school in 8th grade to go to Earth Day. I asked the School Authorities if I could be excused to go to Earth Day, but they said No. So I cut school and went. It was the first time I ever cut...
View ArticleE-Waste, E-Wast…
If you really recycle responsibly, it costs money. LCDs contain mercury; CRTs contain lead; rechargeable batteries contain heavy metals. You have to take used electronics apart carefully and under...
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