Earth Month is a time to raise awareness around the issues that affect our planet and those who are working diligently to help protect it With this special time of year, we thought it was a good time to catch up with our Junior Ambassador, Ryan Hickman! Between working through his first year of high school and keeping up with his recycling efforts, Ryan is a busy guy, but as enthusiastic as ever about the effort we need to make to help our planet. ***…

Campus Recyclers See Challenges & Opportunities from COVID-19 Barrie, ON (January 20, 2021) – A partnership of organizations has published the preliminary results of their survey into the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education waste reduction efforts. Recycling and sustainability managers from over 130 schools across the US and Canada have participated in the 15-question survey covering topics such as indoor collection programs, budget impacts, and reusable to-go food container programs. Among the results, COVID is causing: Many schools to convert deskside…