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FRIDAY FUNNY: Rosie The Robot Meets Her Match!

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:06:59 +0000

Charged with keeping the Jetson household neat and tidy, the fictional Rosie has essentially met her modern day match: Dr. R.E. ("robotic environmentalist") Cycler—an educator AND a machine with a true purpose: to explain the ins and outs of recycling.

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Webinar: Implementing Efficient Lamp Recycling

Mary Ellen McCandless — Tue, 31 May 2011 18:52:03 +0000

Tune in at 12:00 pm CST on Wednesday, June 22 for a free webinar as Joe Day, senior account executive at Air Cycle, explains why recycling spent fluorescent lamps matters and how to select and implement the most efficient recycling method for your facility.

Date: Wednesday, June 22 Time: 12:00 pm CST Length: 20 minutes

Space is limited, so register now to reserve your spot!

NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Roppe & ReSource Recycling Rubber

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:01:35 +0000

Roppe Corporation is partnering with the ReSource Commercial Flooring Network, LLC to support the network’s environmental initiative, Ecollect™ in conjunction with Roppe’s IMPACT rubber recycling program. ReSource created Ecollect™ to promote sustainable business practices throughout its network of nearly 100 independent commercial flooring contractors across the United States. The mission of Ecollect™ is to divert waste material being sent to the landfills. ReSource Member Owners are encouraged to find ways to divert these materials from landfills through reduce, reuse, and recycle. “Partnering with Roppe’s IMPACT program allows ReSource Members to expand their sustainability efforts to include the recycling of

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Air Cycle Corporation launches the “Recycling Channel” on the TFM website

Bill MacRae — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:28:09 +0000

Air Cycle Corporation has launched the “Recycling Channel” on the Today’s Facility Manager website. This informative web portal is designed for facility management professionals who are looking for recycling solutions and guidance on the latest recycling regulations. To visit the “Recycling Channel” visit: www.todaysfacilitymanager.com/recycling/.

NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Organics Composting By Waste Management

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:18:40 +0000

Opening this spring, the operation will serve the South Florida region.

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Tips on Making the Holiday Season More Sustainable

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:33:38 +0000

"There are lots of ways to make this a more sustainable holiday season," says Stephen Ashkin, president of The Ashkin Group. "And just remember, every sustainable gift we give is also a gift honoring our planet."

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Game Day Challenge To Reduce Waste

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:35:07 +0000

In October 2010, 77 colleges and universities took up the EPA's challenge to reduce waste at one of their home football games.

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Revisit Or Launch Recycling Programs

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:00:38 +0000

Today is America Recycles Day, an event aimed at having individuals and organizations focus on their recycling actions.

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Rubbermaid Partners With Recycling Group

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:42:16 +0000

The company is the first commercial-sector sponsor of the Recycling Organizations of North America.

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25 Million Pounds Of Surplus Sent To Relief Efforts

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:19:44 +0000

IRN’s surplus property program has surpassed 25 million pounds of furniture, medical supplies, and other equipment sent to disaster relief and economic development projects.

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Closed Loop Paper Use

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:53:37 +0000

TD Bank is participating in a program to ensure a portion of paper used at its facilities is recycled and reused.

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On The Road To Zero Waste, $20 At A Time

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:21:18 +0000

GAF’s Cobra® Ridge Vent plant, located in the northern Atlanta suburb of Cumming, GA, is a bright, highly automated, state-of-the-art facility — the type one might associate more with the production of silicon wafers than roofing ventilation products. The company and the team that runs this facility take its environmental role seriously. This includes waste management, and after a three-year effort, the plant recently announced the achievement of Zero Manufacturing Waste ahead of schedule.

This GAF plant makes five different models of ridge vent for different applications and regions and has produced more than 20 million vents without a

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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Waste Management, Recycling, and Diversion from IEA

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:17:04 +0000

The International Environmental Alliance (IEA) provides full service waste management, recycling, and diversion services for facilities of all types and sizes.

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Recycling At Vancouver Convention Centre

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:55:15 +0000

The facility has been recognized by the Recycling Council of British Columbia.

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NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Dual Drive Scrap Chopper From Sweed Machinery

Anne Vazquez — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:39:38 +0000

Sweed Machinery, Inc. has launched this latest product to help generators of scrap plastic banding.

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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Rubber Flooring Recycling Partnership

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:41:51 +0000

Roppe has partnered with Starnet® Worldwide to accelerate rubber floor recycling through its IMPACT program, which was launched in 2009.

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NEW PRODUCT FLASH: UNO Reverse Vending Machines From TOMRA

Anne Vazquez — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:01:55 +0000

These machines enable facility managers to ensure recyclable containers end up in the correct place.

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Carpet Innovators Partner To Create Filler From Waste

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:52:50 +0000

The partnership between Mohawk Industries and Polar Materials, Inc. will result in a carpet backing filler created from recycled carpet waste—advancing post-consumer recycling efforts and reducing the amount of carpet waste sent to the landfill every year.

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EPDM Recycling Program Achieves Milestone

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:29:50 +0000

In all, roughly 1.25 million pounds of reclaimed EPDM membrane has been diverted from landfills in the past three years.

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IRN Sends Relief Supplies To Haiti

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:17:37 +0000

On February 2, the Institution Recycling Network (IRN) shipped a 15,000 pound load of relief supplies, including 120 mattresses from Brown University, medical supplies from New England Baptist Hospital, and more than 2,500 liters of bottled water from Max's Blues Café in Brockton, MA.

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Friday Funny: For The Office That Has Everything

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:50:41 +0000

Got $100,000? Got loads of office paper that's ready for recycling? Well, one Japanese firm will soon be releasing the perfect solution: White Goat.

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NSA Facility Recycling Efforts

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:49:31 +0000

Armstrong World Industries has named the National Security Agency (NSA) in Ft. Meade, MD as its 2009 Ceiling Recycler of the Year.

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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Total Resource Management By Geocycle LLC

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:33:47 +0000

This service provides companies with a full suite of solutions focused on re-using, recycling and co-processing waste in the most beneficial manner.

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Friday Funny: Fox And Family Guy Push The Green Envelope

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:46:22 +0000

What happens when you incorporate the (sometimes) tedious concept of recycling into one of the most popular, yet controversial programs on television? Check out these clips from the folks who bring you "Family Guy."

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Recycling Award For Convention Center

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:51:42 +0000

Cardboard is one of the largest waste materials produced at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, OH.

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