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February 15, 2011 |
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VT Business Expands Paper Recycling Programs |
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Vermont based business, Recycle Away has increased paper recycling at over 150 corporations, universities and municipalities in the past 18 months.
Recycle Away assists corporations such as Google, Hewlett Packard and Lush in ordering specialty containers that prioritize paper collection. Universities and Municipalities are also including more paper collection bins in public areas in addition to administrative offices.
Custom containers with paper slots and recycling symbols are being placed next to typical bottle and can receptacles.
DePaul University and Fort Lewis College created a system of bins that included a slot for paper. These systems are used in high traffic areas of campus grounds and student centers.
Bins glazed in community colors, imprinted with personalized logos and clear signage are replacing retro-blue bins of the 90’s. Indoor and outdoor containers alike are being used to brand champion recycling efforts in city parks, corporate settings, and commercial facilities.
Champlain College in Burlington VT recently purchased several systems designed to serve a newly constructed LEED Certified student center. In October 2010 the State University of NY Medical Center dispersed hundreds of Recycle Away containers around campus and hospital floors. Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado boosted paper recycling efforts with a collection system that boasts unique openings for paper, waste and bottles. These facilities are choosing multiple containers with picture signs and custom openings in order to reduce contaminated waste streams.
Municipalities around the country are stepping up paper recycling efforts on main streets and city parks. Skagit County, WA, Galveston, TX and Brattleboro VT are three examples of communities with proudly printed logos on their public recycling systems; showcasing efforts to keep city blocks clean. Paper slots and clear signage reduce paper litter in beautiful tourist areas.
Recycle Away owner, Michael Alexander has spent the last 20 years analyzing and writing policy for recycling agencies. He has been Director of Policy and Research for the National Recycling Coalition in Washington DC as well as a consultant for the industry. He brings an understanding of the economic and environmental benefits’ recycling has for cities, states and organizations.
Alexander realizes that paper is the number one exported commodity from America each year; making it an economic significance for our nation. Alexander therefore built his business with the goal of collecting a substantial portion of used paper from businesses, organizations and other public places.
“The need for public space recycling is gigantic,” explains Alexander. “Basically, everywhere there is a trash can…there should be a paper recycling container”. Recycle Away is on their way to making that happen.
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