It might seem like putting your recyclables in a plastic bag is a cleaner and more convenient way to handle them. Unfortunately, bagging your recycling can actually make it harder for those materials to be properly recycled. Recycling facilities rely on a combination of automated equipment and manual sorting to separate different types of recyclable materials. When recyclables arrive inside a tied or closed plastic bag, sorting equipment and workers may not be able to easily

For many businesses, waste removal is an essential service that often goes unnoticed until something goes wrong. Unfortunately, inefficient waste practices can quietly increase operating costs as one month piles on top of another. Here are five common ways businesses lose money through poor waste management and what can be done to avoid them. 1. Paying for More Container Capacity Than You Need Many businesses continue using the same dumpster size and collection schedule for y