by jondabach | Aug 22, 2017 | Recycling
Countries around the globe are adopting zero waste to landfill policies to help combat greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and recapture valuable materials. Legislative measures are holding businesses accountable for their waste – from the point of extraction to processing...
by jondabach | Aug 7, 2017 | Recycling
We need to talk about the one billion elephants in the room – the mass equivalent to the 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic produced since its inception about 65 years ago. If we herded all those elephants into a single country like Argentina, there’d be no room for any...
by jondabach | Jul 17, 2017 | Recycling
Why did municipalities throw sorting to the curb? 80 percent of California jurisdictions offer single stream or mixed curbside collection- a representation of the growing nationwide trend that allows residents to throw paper, plastic, metal, and glass into the same...
by jondabach | Jun 20, 2017 | Market Prices, Recycling
US old corrugated container (OCC) or recycled cardboard prices have continued to climb for eight of the last nine months. June has seen the largest hike since September 2016, jumping $37/ton for export OCC. In fact, this month’s containerboard price hikes have beat...
by jondabach | Jun 13, 2017 | Recycling
Recycling workers, especially sorters, play a crucial role in the quality of feedstock, ultimately affecting marketplace values and the profits businesses are able to generate from their recyclable commodities. While sorting and processing technologies have come a...
by jondabach | May 12, 2017 | Recycling
Here at Berg Mill, we know all about materials recycling. So much so that we sometimes take the process for granted. But we realize that not everyone knows what goes into the process of recycling our reusable trash, so we teamed up with the experienced educators...
