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Understanding the Difference and Why It Matters Recycling is a key strategy for reducing resource extraction, lowering carbon emissions, and closing the loop in our materials economy. But looking closer at recycled content, there are two distinct categories that often get lumped together — and understanding the difference matters. These categories are: Pre‑consumer recycled materials Post‑consumer recycled materials This blog will define both, compare their advantages and limitations, and explain how each contributes to more sustainable manufacturing and waste‑management practices. What is Pre‑Consumer Recycled Material?…

Implementing an effective community-wide recycling and waste disposal program is no small feat. It requires careful planning, coordination, and education to encourage proper waste-management practices across an entire municipality. To help you navigate these challenges, we’ve curated a list of eight top-notch resources to guide you toward an award-winning waste- and recycling-program. You’ve likely heard familiar advice: standardize your program, increase recycling stations, reduce contamination. While those strategies are essential, each comes with its own set of complexities that make implementation challenging. That’s where you…

Creating an effective waste management program goes beyond placing containers and expecting users to sort waste correctly. To help you enhance your client’s janitorial recycling and waste management program, we’ve curated five valuable resources to guide you through the process. Implementing strategies like standardizing your program, adding more recycling stations, and reducing contamination can boost diversion rates and reduce facility costs. However, successful implementation requires careful planning and coordination. This is where you step in. The experts at Busch Systems have compiled five essential, free…

At Busch Systems, we’ve been building exceptional healthcare recycling and waste management programs for 40 years. Here are 10 key secrets we’ve unearthed to help you create the collection program you’ve always wanted for your healthcare facility—while saving money in the process. Let’s Start with the Facts Hospitals and ambulatory healthcare facilities are major consumers of resources and generate significant waste: American hospitals generate nearly 6 million tons of waste annually. In a 2010 survey, 114 member hospitals reported generating an average of 33.8 pounds…

A traveler stands in an airport concourse with a boarding pass in one hand and a half-finished coffee in the other. A set of recycling and trash bins is ahead. The traveler has seconds to decide what to do. The traveler glances at the bin labels, hesitates, and then drops the cup into one of the openings. Whether they choose the correct opening depends a lot on what the labels present.  Trash is simple. You set out a bin, people use it, and someone empties…