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News articles

Municipalities Look to Reduce Toxic Waste by Recycling Cigarette Butts

The city, along with its Downtown Development District and New Jersey-based recycler TerraCycle, installed 50 new cigarette-recycling receptacles on several downtown blocks. TerraCycle, which uses difficult-to-recycle products in its process, has a nationwide program, along with New Orleans and other … Continue Reading

Waste360 · Jan 25, 2015

Portland promotes cigarette butt recycling to make downtown friendlier

A key component of the initiative is the butt’s final destination. A New Jersey company, TerraCycle, accepts the waste and composts the unburned tobacco and paper and recycles the plastic in the filters into pellets used to make products like … Continue Reading

The Working Waterfront · Jan 21, 2015

Why Durable Bioplastics, Not Biodegradable, May Be the Answer

To conclude this series about bioplastics and the biodegradability (or lack thereof) of plastic products and packaging, I want to discuss the future of what I consider to be one of the only viable alternatives to plastics derived from non-renewable … Continue Reading

Sustainable Brands · Jan 21, 2015

The Business of Waste management

District Administration · Jan 20, 2015

Students learn value of King’s message

This Week Community News · Jan 20, 2015

Griggs Elementary recognized for recycling efforts

The Daily Advance · Jan 19, 2015

Skyers recognized as Top Merchant

MMR (Mass Market Retailers) · Jan 15, 2015

Green is the New Black: Franchisee Finds Benefits in Green Building

Dunkin Donuts Franchise Owners newsletter · Jan 14, 2015

Packaging waste: Creating value by doing good

Packaging Digest · Jan 14, 2015