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Recycling in the office is more than just a noble idea – it’s a practical step toward a more sustainable and environmentally-friendly workplace. By zeroing in on specific areas, offices can make a significant impact on reducing waste. Here are the top 10 focus areas for recycling around the office: 1. Paper Waste Paper is a staple in offices, from memos to meetings notes. Set up easily accessible recycling bins specifically for paper products, such as office paper, envelopes, and newspapers. Encourage habits like double-sided…

Busch Systems’ Junior Ambassador, Ryan Hickman, came up with the ambitious idea to clean 5 beaches in 5 weeks with the goal of collecting 1000 pounds of trash. Ryan created his non-profit organization, Project3R, in 2020 dedicated to recycling and environmental awareness/education around the world. Ryan and Project3R have been instrumental in starting school recycling programs worldwide and environmental classes in Southern California. Ryan is responsible for recycling nearly two million cans and bottles to keep pollution out of oceans and landfills.  On April 20th,…

Many individuals understand the concept that is recycling; the bottles and cans go here, paper goes there, garbage goes in the garbage. These basics tend to develop naturally as we grow from children to teenagers to adults through what can be seen in cafeterias and classrooms in schools; typically dictated based off the imagery provided. Some classrooms will go a step further to help students inherit the knowledge of not only what items go where, but also why they are separated into their own collection…

Climate change is one of the most important environmental issues of our time. As humans, we cannot continue our current path, and must make a drastic and impactful change. A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases, including but not limited to carbon dioxide and methane, that are generated through our actions, activities and products. More specifically, a product’s carbon footprint measures the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions through its lifecycle – from raw material extraction and production to its final use…

Earth Month is a time to raise awareness around the issues that affect our planet and those who are working diligently to help protect it With this special time of year, we thought it was a good time to catch up with our Junior Ambassador, Ryan Hickman! Between working through his first year of high school and keeping up with his recycling efforts, Ryan is a busy guy, but as enthusiastic as ever about the effort we need to make to help our planet. ***…