Honest Tea Launches “The Great Recycle”

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

On Monday, April 30^th, Honest Tea launched one of the largest recycling campaigns in New York City called “The Great Recycle.” The goal is to increase recycling rates and recycle the same number of bottles produced each year by 2020.

The goal of the Great Recycle was to collect more than 45,000 beverage containers in one day. The reason for that amount is because that was the amount of Honest Tea bottles sold in the city on a daily basis in the month of April.

To raise awareness and encourage people to recycle, a 30-foot recycling bin was created in the middle of Times Square. It attracted quite a crowd and had all people walking by curious to see what was going on.

Fellow New Yorkers and tourists passing by were given the opportunity to take part by recycling everything from bottles to Facebook statuses. In order to get people to participate, recyclers were given currency to redeem recycled and recycle-related items in the TRASHed Recycling store. Points were given for bringing bottles and cans to recycle and making a public pledge to be green and recycle (http://goo.gl/B4Uwj).

Over 15,000 bottles were collected at the end of the day, and across the country people pledged to recycle over 218,000 bottles.

If you have any questions regarding recycling and what you can do to make the planet a little safer to live in, give us a call at 718-416-1656 or visit www.borowiderecycling.com.

Ever Wonder What Happens To Your Trash After Lunch?

 Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

You meet up with a few friends and grab lunch at one of those great American hamburger joints. Cheeseburger, fries, cole slaw, a diet coke and some coffee. After inhaling almost all of the meal, you realize that you can’t finish the remaining eighth of your burger and the six French fries. 

The waitress comes over and takes your plate away, and all you can think about was how delicious that was. But did you ever think about what happens to your food or diet coke can when they take it to the back of the restaurant?

The fascinating video entitled “From Lunch to Landfill” was created by KPCC (Los Angeles public radio) and really lays out every step in a way that’s never been seen before (http://goo.gl/pm7sA).

What are your thoughts about the video, linked HERE?  

Let’s hear what you have to say on the Boro-Wide Recycling Facebook Wall!

Also, give us a call at 718-416-1656 if you have any questions about the recycling process.

Some PHOTOS from the Waste EXPO in Las Vegas!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

 

 

Check out our photo's from the Waste EXPO in Las Vegas! 

 

Bob at Registration!

Fatima ready for a day of classes!

Bob getting a demonstration on L&P Wire-Tie System for our Paper Bailing Operation.

Bob in front of a garbage truck up on a lift.

Bob checking out an excavator with a grappler for C&D Recycling.

Fatima checks out what it's like to be a helper on a garbage truck.

 

 

Waste Expo 2012 in Las Vegas

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

For over 40 years, WasteExpo has been North America’s largest solid waste and recycling trade-show serving both private and public sectors. This year, attendees and exhibitors are invading the Las Vegas Convention Center from April 30th through May 3rd.

As of yesterday, educational programs were available for attendees to sign up for and learn more about the waste business, as well as help understand some of the technological advances that are being made.

Today started with an awards breakfast as people gathered to recognize the leaders in the industry for their commitments and contributions, and to induct the newest members into the 2012 Hall of Fame.

Tomorrow afternoon is the big Environmental Research and Educations Foundation’s 18th Annual Live Equipment Auction from 4-6 p.m. A professional auctioneer will auction off all donated equipment and services!

With over 550 exhibiting companies, 40 conference sessions and workshops, and over 11,000 total participants, no other show comes close to the size and scope of WasteExpo. Whether you come from the public sector, a small, medium or large private sector waste services company or a manufacturer or supplier, this convention is your once-a-year event! (http://goo.gl/Xpudo).

Stay tuned to the Boro-Wide Recycling Facebook Page for updates from the WasteExpo!

Recycle Your Old Electronics!

 Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Many people out there hold onto their old electronics. They have those old cell phones and computers that they have piled up in their garages or attics that they refuse to get rid of. Although some people are stubborn and won't recycle these old possessions, the word is getting out there and progress is being made.

A survey compiled by Call2Recycle, the lone North American free rechargeable battery collection program, indicates around 57 percent of Americans have old electronics that need to be recycled. However, around 44 percent of those surveyed said they don't know how to properly recycle their electronics, and some consumers even suffer from 'green guilt.' (http://goo.gl/kSP4V)

Cell phones are the top electronic, but old computers, TVs, cordless phones, and rechargeable batteries are all a close second.

"We see this as a positive. Whether due to the recovering economy or for other reasons, consumers are stimulated to think about the proper disposal of old electronics and conscious of the impact today's actions have on the state of our planet," said Carl Smith, Call2Recycle CEO and president, in a press statement. "The 2012 survey shows that Americans increasingly feel an obligation to recycle, and that they share responsibility with manufacturers and others to reduce the environmental impact of many products."

Progress is being made to make e-waste recycling an easier process for consumers and product suppliers, while public awareness also increases (http://goo.gl/kSP4V).

Kicking Off Earth Week

 Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

On April 22^nd of each year, Earth Day comes around as a way to promote an environmental movement to help people become aware of the term “going green.” 

Some people get together with groups of friends, colleagues and family and plant trees, help clean up parks and present art shows. Some colleges are having Earth Week, which will allow students to do projects to make their campuses more beautiful.

“Our nature is starting to slowly decrease because we’re getting all these houses and malls,” Endless Mountains Nature Center volunteer coordinator Jessica Fasulo said. “We’re just trying to clean up the small part of nature that we do have.”

Lingering damage from last September’s flooding was removed by Nature Center volunteers on Sunday in Tunkhannock, including the remains of a trailer that washed onto one of the islands near the center (http://goo.gl/zDAVQ).

According to Fasulo, the metal and scrap were lying on top of flowers, which was preventing them from growing. With a little TLC, these flowers should be back up and blooming in no time.

If you have any questions or need some scrap metal picked up, give us a call at 718-416-1656 or visit www.borowide.com.

UW Trash Sorting Event A Success

The University of Washington wanted to find out how much garbage is actually garbage. On April 11, about 40 volunteers dressed up in their cover-up suits, rubber gloves and joined a sorting team to sort through over 1,300 tons of trash. 

This event was to explore how much compostable and recyclable materials are still being thrown away on campus, and this event has may people’s interests growing more and more each year.

Bags of trash were emptied onto tables and volunteers sifted through materials in search of compostable material, cans, bottles, paper and other recyclable materials. The party-like atmosphere included popular music, sorting games and challenges (king5.com).

When all was said and done, the teams found that 51 percent of the garbage was compostable, 20 percent could be recycled and 29 percent was actually garbage.

The first “Trash-In” took place on campus back in 1970 to show how much waste was associated with students. These students and faculty members collected trash from around campus and sorted it into categories. The recycled materials were returned to the original producers for reprocessing. It was from this even that these recycling programs began.

Staring on Earth Day, April 20, 2012, hi-tech, solar-powered kiosks will be on campus to collect composting, recycling and garbage. The University of Washington will be the first university nationwide to use this system to capture all three waste types in an outdoor public area (king5.com).

If you have any questions of what should be recycled or thrown out, please let us know and call us at 718-416-1656.