What is a Program Composition? April 24, 2017 Program composition is the makeup of the streams within your recycling & waste collection program. For example, the program composition of the Demo Organization in your available organizations is broken down into four streams, as follows: 21.9% Organics 10.4% Paper 39.7% Waste 28.1% Cans & Bottles The makeup of your program’s composition is a key indicator of the overall success of your collection program. The goal of your program should be to reduce the percentage of your…

What are Commercial Recycling & Waste Bins? (4 Yard Dumpster, 20 Yard Dumpster) Once you’ve filled your Deskside Bin with everything it can handle, tossed that refuse into your Centralized Bin, and then transferred it to your Transportation Bin, it’s time to put the recycling, waste and compost in the Commercial Recycling & Waste Bins at your collection program’s endpoint. This is so you can send it on its merry way to be recycled, reused, combusted or – if your program is not totally where…

What are Transportation Recycling & Waste Bins? (Transfer Carts, Service Carts, Utility Carts) The central purpose of Transportation Recycling & Waste Bins is to transfer refuse from the Centralized Stations to the Commercial Containers that host the refuse before being picked up from your local hauler. Using a subway station as an example, if you’re working with high-capacity containers in a high-traffic area, you’ll want Transfer Carts that can handle that load. In this situation, you’ll usually want to choose a single-purpose container, which is…

What are Centralized Recycling & Waste Bins? (Centralized Stations, High Traffic Containers) Centralized Recycling & Waste Bins are the focal point of any collection program. If you’re looking to improve your program, you start by making sure you have the correct centralized stations set up around your space, both indoors and outdoors. As previously mentioned, all Deskside Recycling & Waste Bins should inevitably be emptied into your centralized stations, whether it is by the individuals themselves, or the custodial staff. However, besides the Deskside Bin…

What are Deskside Recycling & Waste Bins? (Personal Bins, Localized Containers) As stated in the name, Deskside Bins are containers that are designated for personal use at someone’s deskside. Although deskside is the operative keyword, this also stands for under your desk or even on your desk if you want to show off your recycling acumen (not recommended). The purpose of these containers is to increase participation rates and reduce deskside litter; sometimes implemented to curb that one person in the office running decomposition experiments…