Trash Talk

Why Has Recycling Becoming so Complicated?

Environmentalists were prepared last week to celebrate the passing of landmark legislation entitled the California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act. Senate Bill 54 and Assembly Bill 1080 promised to break…

A sorter at WM recycling facility pulls out a plastic trash bag that will go into landfill with all its contents whether recycling or trash. Photo by Suzanne Guldimann

Now This: From the L.A. Times “Wish-cycling”

“This is a problem of production,” says Kreigh Hampel, Recycling Coordinator at Burbank Recycling Center. Single-serve food and drink purchases are amplifying our per person trash production. Suggestions?

A panoramic shot of Waste Management's recycling facility in Azusa. Photo by Suzanne Guldimann

Recycle Right

With a new year comes fresh starts and new beginnings and the Waste Management GI Industries team invites its customers to make a commitment to the environment by adding “recycling right” to…

“Wasted” What Happens to our Trash?

Do you know where your trash goes? Is your recycling really being recycled? Victoria Charles, a professor in the Sustainable Technologies Program at Santa Monica College, will present a program, “Wasted,” at…

Recycling is not the Answer, but…

…for now, recycling is a short-term answer as we cycle into the long-term solution of a sustainability plan. That is the purpose of this ongoing column, “Trash Talk,” that will appear in…

Who Knew? Recycling Wake-Up Call

Recycling rules have changed. About a quarter of the waste material we put in our recycling bins ends up instead as landfill. China banned “foreign waste” beginning January 1, 2018, which leaves…

Recycle Often. Recycle Right. The Basic Guide

The tour of Waste Management’s Material Recycling Facility (MRF) was, to say the least, an eye-opener and comes highly recommended. If you’re not so inclined, go online (wm.com) where WM has an…