When it comes to toilet paper most people don’t think “green” (well…depending on what you eat) – but in all seriousness Recycled Toilet Paper is another way for the eco-conscious individual wanting to lessen their impact on the planet…without resorting to leaves. Contrary to what you might originally think of when you hear recycled toilet paper, it is actually numerous types of paper products such as newspapers, typical printer paper, receipts and so on all recycled in a lengthly process. It is not simply the reusing…

Hosted by The New Mexico Recycling Coalition & the New Mexico SWANA Roadrunner Chapter, the New Mexico Recycling and Waste Conference takes place from Sept 22-24 at the Hotel Albuquerque in Albuquerque, New Mexico and it’s looking to be a busy few days. On September 22, the SWANA Roadrunner Chapter hosted a training session for Recycling Professionals; then, over September 23 and 24, attendees of the NMRWC will be able to participate in lectures, roundtable discussions, check out exhibitors, take in a keynote speech from Damon…

The Recycling Council of Alberta is one busy organization on a mission to promote and facilitate waste reduction, recycling and resource conservation in the Province of Alberta. They definitely have the environments’ best interests at the forefront of their organization and are striving to keep the province of Alberta beautiful. Here are some reasons the Recycling Council of Alberta is awesome: They encourage the provincial government to enact policy that promotes conservation, recycling and waste reduction Assist industrial, institutional and commercial sectors in managing their waste collection…

Oregon State University worked with Busch Systems to create an “All In The Hall” three-stream program consisting of paper recycling, container recycling and waste. Learn how this new program decreased their contamination rate and increase their diversion rate!

The state of California has been dealing with one of the most severe droughts on record, before and after shots from all over the state show just how serious the water shortage is. Water conservation has been at the forefront of many people minds which has left Californians with an unusual conundrum – wasting precious water to clean recyclables or saving water and sending the recyclables to a landfill. It’s a very rare case in which conservation and sustainability are at odds. There are ways…