22 Jun 2016

The Repurpose Project – Building Community Through Reuse

by | Date: 22 Jun 2016 | posted in: waste - deconstruction, waste - recycling based economic development, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Old art supplies and materials from deconstructed buildings may be unwanted by traditional thrift stores, but the Repurpose Project of Gainesville, Florida, gladly accepts them. The decision to accept and sell such a wide range of items at this creative reuse center generates a lot of work for employees and volunteers, but benefits the surrounding community … Read More
16 Jun 2016

Reaching for Zero Waste is contagious.

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The idea of reaching for zero waste is contagious and improves with each new effort to reach 90% or more diversion from landfill and incinerators. The city of Parma, Italy, population 190,000 jumped from 45% recycling in 2012 to just under 75% this year.  Intensive curbside recycling, buttressed by a pay as you throw system and … Read More
15 Jun 2016

Revolution Recovery – Dealing in All Things Deconstruction

by | Date: 15 Jun 2016 | posted in: waste - deconstruction, waste - recycling based economic development, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Revolution Recovery of Philadelphia and Delaware deals in all things deconstruction, from dumpster rentals to waste management planning. Founded in 2005 with only two employees, the company is unique because of its hands-on recycling services. Company founder Avi Golen’s entrepreneurial insight was to work directly with companies that take down buildings to segregate different materials to … Read More
13 Jun 2016

The Future of Garbage in Maryland Is Not What It Used To Be

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A few years ago it looked like Maryland would start to resemble states like Connecticut and Massachusetts that invested heavily in garbage incineration. Baltimore has a downtown incinerator, Harford County wanted to expand theirs, Washington County wanted its own facility, Frederick and Carroll Counties were under contract for building a new 1,500 ton per day plant, a … Read More
10 Jun 2016

Niagara Falls Jumps Ahead in Recycling, Reduces Waste by 20%

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The city of Niagara Falls, population 50,000, increased recycling efforts through education, public awareness and new enforcement procedures. In nearby Buffalo, NY progress is slower. Niagara Falls had the lowest curbside recycling rate in the region at 4 percent, a 2014 Investigative Post analysis found. Investigative Post analyzed the 2012 garbage and recycling data from the … Read More
1 Jun 2016

Saint Vincent de Paul Continues to Expand Re-Use Partnerships

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Saint Vincent De Paul of Lane County, OR, continues to increase the number of partnerships with social service organizations across the US, adding 68 new jobs to the Cascade Alliance network of enterprises. Thanks to generous funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, St. Vincent de Paul is helping other nonprofits develop retail thrift stores, mattress … Read More
12 May 2016

Getting Smart About Waste

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Technology has a role in moving toward a goal of zero waste, but so does the “soft” infrastructure of citizen activism and effective policies. No matter how smart a city is, however, getting to zero waste isn’t going to be easy. It will take the coordination of many factors, including not only technology but also citizen … Read More
9 May 2016

Save the Albatross Coalition Formed

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The Save the Albatross Coalition was initiated by recycling activists through the Grass Roots Recycling Network, founded in 1995. ILSR’s Brenda Platt and Neil Seldman were two of the five co-founders of GRRN.  The Coalition aims to address the earth’s global plastic pollution problem through responsible behavior by companies that generate the plastic products that threaten … Read More
5 May 2016

Anti Incineration Efforts in China: Two Plants Canceled in One Week

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Shlomo Dowen of United Kingdom Without Incineration Network has been following developments in China, where despite the difficulty of communities communicating with each other, citizens groups have resorted to demonstrations to force local officials to halt plans for garbage burning in two locales, Nanxian in Hunan Province and Haian County in Zhejiang Province, in one week. … Read More

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