4 Reasons Residents Suffer From Recycling Overconfidence

Recycling overconfidence and the disconnect between perceived knowledge and real life know how is prevalent across North America. A 2014 poll showed the disconnect between American’s perceived recycling knowledge and actual recycling practice: 67 percent said they were clear on what materials go into a recycling bin

Read More

How Recycle Coach Technology Can Help Raise Recycling IQ

Recycle Coach is a set of communication tools that help municipalities reach residents with important recycling information. If you’d like to learn how these tools can help you in your recycling education efforts, here is a list of Recycle Coach features that can help raise

Read More

The Impact of Language on Recycling Behavior

Words are powerful. A clear message plays a crucial role in educating and motivating residents to recycle more – with less contamination. To better understand how language and terminology affect residents’ recycling behaviors, the Foodservice Packaging Institute, in conjunction with Resource Recycling Systems (RRS), conducted

Read More

6 Brilliant Hacks to Advertise Your Seasonal Trash and Recycling Events

With September just around the corner, so are seasonal paper shredding events, drop-off events for used tires, clothes, electronic waste, HHW, yard waste, and more. Whether you’ve already started planning for your recycling events or just starting to think about it: These 6 hacks will help you

Read More

Why Your Trash and Recycling Website Isn’t Reaching Residents (And 3 Ways to Fix It)

Municipal websites are still relied upon sources for a resident to find local information about their recycling and waste program. This is backed by a study in 2016 by Foodservice Packaging Institute, Inc., which asked 1000 U.S. homeowners which source they relied on most for recycling information.

Read More