Tag: Recycling
What To Do With That Old Furniture
With sustainability and cost in mind, here are three ideas for unwanted office furniture.
Look For The Certificate Of Recycling
When creating recycling hazardous waste plans, discuss with service providers the availability of a certificate of recycling.
Facility Executive | October 2018 Issue
The October 2018 issue features green building, workplace design, zero energy, recycling furniture, and anti-terrorism security. Plus, we celebrate our 30th anniversary.
How Will American Cities Respond To China Recycling Crisis?
A new report from the National League of Cities analyzes how city leaders can develop resilient local waste management systems in response to China's stringent new regulations.
Keep America Beautiful Kicks Off Eighth Annual Recycle-Bowl
The incentive-based recycling competition is open to all public and private schools in the United States.
Armstrong Flooring Reaches Recycling Milestone
The flooring company has recycled 100 million pounds of post-consumer flooring materials through its On&On™ Recycling Program.
Question Of The Week: Is China Ban On Waste Management Impacting Your Facilities?
The move is part of an initiative by China to focus on its own domestically produced waste, and it's a wake-up call to the global recycling industry.
Question Of The Week: Campus Sustainability Initiatives
Go beyond bottle and paper recycling with these seven creative campus sustainability programs.
CARE Names 2017 Person, Recycler of the Year
Mike Tinney and CarpetCycle accepted their awards at the Carpet America Recovery Effort's 16th annual conference in Orlando, FL.
Texas Manufacturer Recycles 90% Of Water
Texas Nameplate transformed itself from a company that was often cited for water discharge violations to one that sets an example in water management for other manufacturers.
Grant Places More Than 900 Recycling Bins In Public Parks Across U.S.
Thanks to 34 grants from Dr Pepper Snapple Group and Keep America Beautiful, recycling efforts in public parks throughout the nation will be improved.
Facility Executive | April 2018 Issue
The April 2018 issue features a look at lighting systems, wastewater recycling, restroom maintenance, and data center trends. Plus, how one school is building tornado-safe rooms.
New Compostable Takeout Containers From Eco-Products
Made with sugarcane, WorldView™ Naturals offer a nice green vibe for environmentally friendly restaurants and facilities.
Indiana Elementary School Is First Repeat Recycle-Bowl Champion
For the second time, Bon Air Elementary beat out more than 1,000 other schools to become the K-12 recycling competition's National Champion.
Super Bowl LII: Environment Scores Big With Zero Waste
More than 90 percent of all trash generated at Super Bowl LII was responsibly recovered through composting, recycling, and reuse.
Call To Reduce Waste Is Renewed
As China suspends its acceptance of foreign waste, how might waste management at facilities be impacted?
2018 Facility Executive Readers’ Choice Awards
In this annual survey of Facility Executive readers, votes were cast for product and service suppliers preferred during 2017.
Philadelphia, Baltimore Schools Replace Polystyrene In Cafeterias
The cities’ public schools are now using compostable round plates designed by the Urban School Food Alliance in their lunchrooms, diverting 19 million polystyrene food service items from landfills.
SP Industries ROLO Box Dumper
The ROLO Box Dumper empties material from a container into production, recycling, or waste handling equipment.
Rush2Recycle Program Launching At Super Bowl LII Stadium
A partnership between the U.S. Bank Stadium management team and others aims to recover at least 90% of the waste generated at the facility during the Super Bowl on February 4.
5 Effective Strategies To Stay Ahead Of Workforce Shortages
During this free webinar, you'll learn the top 5 strategies that facility maintenance pros are implementing to overcome workforce shortages.
View This Free Video Webinar: Maximizing Value For Facility Master Planning
A panel of Facility Management leaders discuss long-term planning challenges and answer questions about maximizing the value of conducting a Facility Condition Assessments (FCA).
[VIDEO] Collect Asset Data at the Speed of Walking a Building
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