Last fall CNBC aired “Trash Inc: The Secret Life of Trash.” On occasion they re-air the exposé. First there are some overall facts to keep in mind. According to the program, there are approximately 2,300 landfills in the United States and it is a $52 billion, that’s billion with a “b,” dollar a year industry. [...]
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Five Friday Facts – Secret Life of Trash Part 2
April 8th, 2011 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Behavior, China, Economics, Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts 
Tags: Environment, Landfill, Waste, Waste Management 
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November 26th, 2010 Justin Manger Waste Management was recently featured in Fortune magazine for their “Think Green” campaign and new strategic push to diversify away from traditional garbage collection and disposal services. Here are a few highlights from the article: Waste Management’s LampTracker is the largest recycler of compact fluorescent bulbs in the U.S. It collects bulbs from businesses and [...]
Steamboat Ski Area Moves Toward Zero Waste
August 9th, 2010 Eric Wilson The prospect of climate change has several ski resorts reconsidering their use of natural resources. Last year we wrote about Jiminy Peak in Massachusetts and the steps they had taken to both minimize their consumption of non-renewable resources by installing a wind turbine as well as producing their own energy to cut down on future [...]
Part 3: New Belgium Brewery’s Sustainability Efforts
June 14th, 2009 Eric Wilson Yesterday’s post, Part 2: New Belgium Brewery’s Sustainability Efforts, covered New Belgium’s energy efforts. Today’s post will focus on waste. One of New Belgium’s major objectives is to decrease the amount of waste it sends to the landfill. This is often referred to as the diversion rate, or the percentage of waste that is kept [...]
Clinton Climate Initiative and US Green Building Council Team Up
June 6th, 2009 Eric Wilson Late last month, the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) and the US Green Building Council (USGBC) announced a joint venture to “Show the World How to Go Climate Positive with 16 Demonstration Projects in 10 Countries.” According to the press release, green building and development will create jobs while saving energy, water, and money. The cooperative [...]
What Happens to Our Waste: Visiting a Recycling Center
April 19th, 2009 Eric Wilson In yesterday’s post (Visiting a Landfill) the “green” side of waste was discussed. In addition to visiting the Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site (DADS,) 2nd Green Revolution also toured Waste Management‘s Franklin Street Recycling and Waste Transfer Facility Center in Denver. The guide, a site manager, explained the single stream system, where all accepted materials are [...]
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April 18th, 2009 Eric Wilson Yesterday, 2nd Green Revolution visited the Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site, commonly referred to as DADS, a landfill serving the greater Denver area. Currently the largest landfill in the state of Colorado and consistently in the top five nationally, DADS handles approximately 12,000 tons of waste a day or 3.7 million tons annually. The site is [...]
