The “Number One” Recycling Trend of 2014 The average family of three can fill up a 275-gallon tank to the tippy-top with pee in about eight months—that’s the equivalent of about 12 of our large Waste Watcher recycling containers! One can only imagine what the number would be like for the average trio of college students… So why are we talking about pee? And more specifically, why would we want to recycle it? According to Earth911.com, “Our “Number One” only accounts for 1% of the…

Earth Day was founded in the U.S by U.S Senator Gaylord Nelson and globally by entrepreneur John McConnell in early 1970. Now, Earth Day is supported by over 192 countries on April 22nd. Every year over 1,000,000,000 people and almost every school-aged child takes part in annual Earth Day celebrations to promote conserving our environment by protecting, recycling, cleaning and innovating. Not sure how to support Earth Day this year? Here are some examples of what you can do to spread the word: A Billion…

Nothing beats a nice, cold beer on a hot summer’s day – add a patio, dock or backyard into that equation and you have a trifecta of true beauty. While the thought of being an environmentally conscious beer drinker might not be something that passes through your mind when guzzling down your favorite brew, you’d be happy to know that the beer industry does a good job at being environmentally friendly–thanks to return policies. When it comes to the question of beer in glass bottles…

    The City of Greensboro was allocated $2.5 million from the Federal Government through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) in 2009. To receive the funds, the City had to submit a proposed Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (EECS). The strategies had to include measurable goals and objectives that were comprehensive and community-wide. We worked with our Community Sustainability Council (CSC) to develop a set of recommendations based on information received from public meetings, best practices and technical consultants. The recommendations that were…

Communicating your recycling program takes smart choices. It also takes smart recycling bins. By choosing containers with multiple options for clearly communicating your collection program, you will increase your success rates. The color of a collection container can go a long way toward letting people know what goes in the bin. As a rule, blue containers represent recycling bins, whereas black generally denotes trash bins. This is a great place to start when selecting the right containers. Lids are another excellent way to let people…