Feeling a little overwhelmed on the recycling front? Want to “go green”, but are afraid to take the plunge? Fear not! Busch Systems will be your sustainability guide. We scoured the internet and found some recycling resources that should get you on the right path to eco-enlightenment (besides our extremely informative blogs, of course). We will keep this updated, so check back whenever you’d like for more information — and for the recycling bins to get you started (wink, wink)! U.S EPA – Recycling Statistics and…

As the commencement celebrations end and all the graduates take their first steps into making a difference off campus, it’s time to recycle those streamers and get back to making a difference on campus, woo! We all know there’s not much time to sit back and relax when it comes to preparing for the next school year, so we figured we’d help with some research for those in the college and university system. The 2014-2015 school year is going to be very exciting for recycling and…

Currently, only around 12.5% of e-waste is recycled. Cell phones and other electronic items contain high amounts of precious metals like gold or silver. Americans dump phones containing over $60 million in gold/silver every year! For every one million cell phones that are recycled we can recover 35,274 lbs of copper, 772 lbs of silver, 75 lbs of gold and 33 lbs of palladium. So what does this all mean? We should probably do a little better job at recycling our electronics, which according to…

The popularity of recycling has seen its ups and downs since the idea was sprouted many years ago. Although some give credit to the dinosaurs for starting the recycling trend by decomposing to produce various oils and gasses, we`re going to stick to recycling milestones (good and bad) that won`t stretch the imagination too far. From the first municipal dump program in 500 B.C. to a revolutionary idea in 2014 that could lead to plastics recycling themselves (actually not as outlandish as crediting dinosaurs for…

The importance of protecting the environment came into focus for many of us over the past few decades – the first Earth Day in 1970 serving as the catalyst of change to a more environmentally conscious society. However the concept of recycling and conservation is much older than we think – there are many examples of people and businesses reducing their waste and being resourceful going as far back as the 1700s! In the formative years of America, colonists would collect rags and use them…