Compared to plenty of other industries, commercial recycling is relatively stable. Recyclers spend every day collecting, sorting and processing waste materials, the same thing we’ve been doing for decades. That being said, commercial recyclers have seen some disruption in recent years. New technology, new recycling regulations, and new import/export policies have all impacted commercial recyclers,...Continue Reading
Assuming your business isn’t part of the recycling industry, why should you care about trends in recycling? We’d argue there are a lot of reasons that all business owners and leaders need to keep in touch with what’s going on with commercial recycling trends. Those reasons include: Recycling and waste management regulations are constantly changing...Continue Reading
Don’t believe anyone who claims they can predict future scrap metal prices with accuracy. The markets for scrap metals are constantly shifting since they’re closely tied to global events, so even industry analysts can’t always anticipate how scrap prices will change over time. In 2019, no one could have predicted that the pandemic would send...Continue Reading
It’s no secret that plastics recycling is a huge problem without a great solution. We all generate a ton of plastic waste, but there is no way to recycle it that’s both cost-effective and environmentally sound. There are so many different types of plastic, which makes collection and sorting difficult—plus, plastic degrades when it’s reused,...Continue Reading
Cleanouts and salvage is not thought of as an industry that is likely to be rocked by shifting priorities or technological advancements over the next decade. The demand for commercial cleanout services should remain fairly consistent as long as there are businesses renovating, moving and closing down locations. Floods, fires and other catastrophic events will...Continue Reading
The commercial food disposal ban here in Massachusetts isn’t new, but a lot of Massachusetts businesses that weren’t affected by it before are now navigating the ban for the first time. Complying with its disposal requirements might create some new recycling challenges for those organizations. MassDEP expanded its waste disposal bans in November 2022, as...Continue Reading
Every business needs recycling equipment of some kind. In a one-person office, a recycling bin might get the job done. But a business that receives many shipments and/or generates a lot of recyclable waste needs high-volume equipment to manage all of its cardboard, paper, shrink wrap and other waste. Having onsite balers and compactors allows...Continue Reading
Like other types of recycling, scrap metal recycling has significant environmental benefits. Repurposing existing materials reduces the need to create new ones, which in turn reduces the need to mine for metal ore and other virgin materials. Recycling also keeps it out of landfills. And since metal may be recycled over and over without diminishing...Continue Reading
Pre-pandemic, the global shipping industry wasn’t a big topic of conversation at parties. But once people stuck at home during quarantine started online shopping and the shipping container shortage began, global shipping and supply chain logistics became things everyone talks about. Clogged shipping ports, staffing shortages and skyrocketing prices for space on shipping containers have...Continue Reading
We don’t yet have flying cars, but we may soon have electric cars powered by ocean rocks the size of potatoes. Those rocks represent a potentially game-changing solution to a looming metal shortage that could derail the burgeoning electric vehicles market. Global sales of electric vehicles are skyrocketing; there were 10 million EVs being driven...Continue Reading
