The world has gone digital, you say? Tell it to the people who dispose of your paper. As they well know, paper is still everywhere. Paper makes up about one quarter of all trash in the U.S., according to the EPA, and nearly 20 million tons of mixed paper ends up landfilled each year. But...Continue Reading
Food waste is an international crisis. In the U.S. alone, an estimated 52 million tons of food end up in landfills each year. That’s a devastating statistic considering how many Americans go to bed hungry each night, but the problems with food waste go beyond hunger. Improperly handling food waste has financial, environmental and legal...Continue Reading
Quick quiz: Which of the following could contaminate your recycling? Cardboard frozen food boxes A bag of shredded paper from your shredder An empty, unwashed dog food can Plastic garbage bags If you guessed all of them, you’re already ahead of the game when it comes to sorting recyclables. Contamination is a huge and costly...Continue Reading
Our business began in the early 1940’s, when Frank Miller began collecting scrap paper, rags, metals, old furniture and more. Basically, anything that could be graded, sorted, cleaned, refurbished, and sold at a profit. We have seen many changes in the recycling industry over these 75 years. Rags were a large “recyclable” commodity back then....Continue Reading
Climate change is a topic that can seem too big for any one person to do anything about. It’s not true, of course, but it can feel that way. Perhaps this is why people have rallied against plastic straws this year. After all, plastic straws are EVERYWHERE. They’re so ubiquitous, they’re free. An enormous container...Continue Reading
Scrap recycling continues to be a powerful force for good in the U.S. economy, confirms a new study by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI). The ISRI commissioned economic consulting firm John Dunham & Associates to complete an economic impact analysis of the scrap recycling industry, as it does every two years. Its...Continue Reading
Low density polyethylene is all around us, though people who don’t work in the recycling or plastics industry might not realize that. This type of plastic, also called LDPE, is used in the creation of dozens of common products. But while LDPE is very widely used, it’s not widely recycled – and that’s an issue...Continue Reading
Running a successful business is all about balance. Hire the right number of workers – just enough that things run smoothly and efficiently, but not so many that you can’t make payroll. Charge the right fees – setting prices too low is unsustainable, but setting them too high drives away customers. As a business owner...Continue Reading
Some of the electronics that were on the cutting edge a decade ago are nearly obsolete now. (Here’s looking at you, iPod Touch.) Electronics of all kinds have limited lifespans. When you’re done with them, you could turn a storage room into an electronics graveyard – but why do that when you have electronics recycling...Continue Reading
Miller Recycling & Northeast Data Destruction adding new software to better service our growing list of customers. Following an extensive 2+ year process of research, we have chosen Nexus Recycling from Los Angeles, CA to assist with improving efficiencies, lowering costs, and streamlining our operations in Mansfield, MA. Nexus Recycling Software is a custom software...Continue Reading
