Did you know that recycled materials have value and contribute to the economic well-being of your state? Did you know they also add revenue to local governments, help avoid those landfill tipping fees and protect the environment by diverting material from landfills? High fives if you already knew this, but if you didn’t don’t sweat it! The state of Tennessee definitely falls into the former category thanks to The Tennessee Recycling Coalition – an organization that’s been doing a really commendable job at keeping the…

Busch Systems is incredibly excited to launch our new line of collection bins The Aristata Series! Blurring the lines between art and functionality, these bins are guaranteed to make people take notice of your collection efforts. “People will stare, make it worth their while” – Harry Winston In the process of creating the Aristata Series we consulted with a design team to look at trends in building design, creating 16 different finishes over five different tiers to meet the needs of architects, interior designers and…

Many of us have a love-hate relationship with plastic – on the one hand, it has made a lot of things in our lives ultra-convenient. On the other hand, this convenience has created a monster in the litter-al sense (yes, we went there) with mountains of the stuff in our landfills, clogging our waterways, and let’s not forget the plastic islands that have been making an appearance in the Pacific Ocean. In 1988, the Society of the Plastics Industry decided to create a system to…

Are you a fan of football? Do you love to recycle? Are you always down for a little friendly competition? If you said yes to all three of these then you should definitely sign your college or university up to take part in the Game Day Challenge. The game plan is to implement waste reduction practices during home games, schools then keep track of the amount of waste that gets collected, then that data is used to determine which schools ranked the highest (per capita)…

Turns out the people of Busch Systems have quite the green thumb! We may be known for our recycling bins, but we should make it known that we have some talented gardeners in our midst that are pumped take part in an organic, community built garden. The Busch Community Garden had a bit of a late start due to Mother Nature’s decision to extend winter and deciding that spring motto for this year is “May showers bring June flowers” – our teams didn’t get a…