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…

It’s truly astounding what people can do with sustainability, design, and the right vision. Larger than life structures are created from unconventional sources – whether its grain silos, a decommissioned fort or a 747 jet, with a little imagination and some ingenuity, people can create some spectacular buildings from what would otherwise end up as scrap. Abbey Road Farm “Silo Suites” Bed & Breakfast This Oregon Bed and Breakfast is made from repurposed grain silos and touts fabulous views of the surrounding vistas and valleys…