As people start to get into the spirit of the holidays, sustainability and ‘greening’ efforts tend to be put on the back-burner. Household waste increases nearly 25% between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day in the United States alone (via Ohio EPA). One BIG contributor to the increase in waste – other than the food waste generated by big family meals – is that lovely gift wrap paper adorning the millions of presents given throughout the holiday season. In the U.S., annual trash from gift-wrap and shopping…

The future was looking pretty murky for collegiate recycling and waste reduction programs in late-August when the College & University Recycling Coalition (CURC) and the US Composting Council (USCC) first surveyed campus recycling staff on the near-term impact of COVID-19 to recycling and organics recovery programs. With plans to return people to campus still a moving target, the survey pointed to a couple of broad trends: the need for a major reorganization of collection operations, a massive shift from reusable plates, cups, etc. toward disposable…

In a perfect world, we’d set out recycling bins and collect all recyclable items, but the reality is, unfortunately, more complex. Recyclable items still end up in the trash, and non-recyclable items continue to contaminate recycling bins. It takes sustained efforts over time to build a successful program, and as they say, you can’t improve what you don’t measure! Without a close understanding of what and how well you’re recycling, recycling efforts often fall short. That’s why it’s important for your organization to actively collect…

The 21st century brought us many innovations with one of the most relevant today being the boom of online shopping. It may seem like second nature to us now, but at that time it was first introduced, people could not believe that they would be able to purchase anything they wanted without leaving the comfort of their very own homes. To most people, the number one perk of doing all of their shopping online is convenience. Although, while we assume because we are shopping virtually…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Busch Systems Introduces Antimicrobial Recycling & Waste Receptacles Barrie, Ontario, April 23rd, 2020 – Busch Systems introduces recycling and waste receptacles made with CuVerro Shield™ protection, a US EPA and Health Canada PMRA registered antimicrobial solution that kills greater than 99.9% of bacteria* within two hours. CuVerro Shield™ by Aereus Technologies is an antimicrobial copper alloy solution that kills greater than 99.9% of bacteria* within two hours and continues to kill more than 99.9% of bacteria* even after repeated contamination. The coating…