Ask an Expert… ABOUT WASTE REDUCTION IN HEALTHCARE Original Air Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024 @ 1:00pm ET Description: Hospitals, doctors offices and other healthcare settings generate volumes of waste and present unique challenges to waste prevention and recovery efforts. Hearing case studies of successful sustainability programs is helpful but sometimes it’s nice to talk through the real-world details with someone who has first-hand experience. As a follow up to our January healthcare reuse webinar, Busch Systems invited healthcare sustainability expert Erika Kimball to engage…

Implementing Centralized Waste Collections Original air date: Tues Oct 17th, 2023 at 1:00pm ET   Description: Centralized collection arrangements have been shown to dramatically improve waste diversion and reduce costs in office and meeting room settings. But implementing this model, which shifts responsibility for handling personal waste from custodians to individuals, requires careful planning and has the potential to generate resistance. From conducting pilot tests to consulting stakeholders and planning a roll-out communication strategy, there are time-tested steps involved with launching a successful centralized collection…

Making the Case for Reuse and Waste Prevention Getting buy-in from decision makers and the public. Original air date: Wed Sept 6th, 2023 at 1:00pm ET   Description: The last few years have seen a groundswell of startup companies and community-level initiatives working to address structural barriers to the widespread adoption of reuse and waste prevention practices. For many communities, however, the greater challenge is to sell these to decision makers and a general public conditioned on a system of care-free consumption. This webinar featured…

Making Sense of Plastics Recycling Moving past the hype and headlines to understand where plastics & plastics recycling fit with your collection program. Original air date: Wed Aug 9th, 2023 at 1:00pm ET   Description: Do the plastics you collect actually get recycled? Does plastics recycling it even make environmental sense? Is anyone ever going to figure out how to make it simple for the public to understand? Media stories and even reports from environmental organizations have left many concerned or skeptical about the effectiveness…

Optimizing the Collection System RETOOLING PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND MATERIAL RECOVERY Original air date: Thurs May 18th, 2023 at 1:00pm EDT   Description: Recycling collection programs are not static and require periodic adjustments over time. Whether to reinvigorate stagnant recovery rates, reduce contamination, or simply adjust to changing conditions, it’s important for programs to evolve over time. This free webinar (recorded live) featured two different approaches to optimizing material recovery programs. The first was presented by Zabble, featuring a case study from a…