Category Archives: Recycling

Single-Stream vs. Dual-Stream Recycling and Rising Purity Standards Abroad

For generations like Millennials and Gen-Z, single-stream recycling may be so routine that it’s impossible to imagine an alternative. But in the long lifespan of recycling, single-stream is still very new to the game. Single-stream recycling was implemented in the U.S. in the 1990’s with goals to decrease collection costs for recyclers and increase the…

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Lending a Helping Hand in the Recycling Industry

There is no short-term solution to the issues that are plaguing the recycling industry. Educating consumers on what they can recycle and how, building and updating domestic recycling facilities, and hiring and training more staff could take years, decades, or even generations. (more…)

Wrapping Up Amazon’s Packing Problem as Ecommerce Grows

Ecommerce is increasing year over year, making up 15% of the retail market in 2018 and more significantly, representing more than half of retail sales growth since 2008. And it’s probably not surprising that Amazon makes up nearly 50% of the entire ecommerce market. (more…)

Getting Federal About the Recycling Crisis

In order to offset market and environmental challenges to the U.S. recycling industry, universities, MRFs, and even the federal government are uniting to find solutions. (more…)

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