Boston, MA – Boston is known as the home of the Red Sox, the name sake of cream pie and baked beans, and for the historical site of events during the Revolutionary War like the Boston Tea Party and Paul Revere’s ride through the streets.  A city with such a rich history was the perfect place to host the 2010 SWANA WasteCon Conference and Exhibition.

WasteCon ran from Sunday August, 15, 2010 to Tuesday August 17, 2010.  WasteCon is a mega conference for waste and recycling professionals.  This year the conference hosted a long list of technical and educational break-out sessions, exhibit hall and a networking event at Fenway Park.  Read the whole story…

Ann Arbor, MI – After an exciting Super Bowl game last Sunday, CBS aired a new show called Undercover Boss.  Just as most of us at RRS were excited to see the Audi Green Police commercial, we were equally intrigued to see a behind scenes look at Waste Management, a company in which we cross paths with often.  The overall premise of the show included valuable insight into the Waste Management company as Larry O’Donnell (President and COO) worked alongside his front line employees as he sorted recyclable materials at a Material Recovery Facility (MRF), rode in a curbside collection truck, collected litter at a landfill site, cleaned porta-potties and helped operate a landfill scale house.  As many of us watched this episode, we could all relate with how many times upper management hasn’t understood the concerns, frustrations and hurdles the average employee has as they traverse to get their job done on a daily basis. Read the whole story…

Lansing, MI — Since the beginning of commerce, businesses have strived to be in the black and feared being in the red, but now many companies are proud to be in the green.  The newest trend in business has seen companies creating “green teams” which usually consists of staff volunteers who focus on greening operations at the office and in some cases, in employee’s personal lives. Read the whole story…

Buffalo, NY—Resource Recycling Systems’ principals Jim Frey and Marty Seaman just finished attending the Upstate Green Business Network’s (UGBN) Implementing Sustainable Business Practices: A 360 Degree Approach workshop in Buffalo, New York on Monday, November 2^nd.  Jim and Marty were joined by Katy Duggan-Haas in our Northeast Associate Office who is a member of the UGBN Buffalo/Niagara Chapter Steering Committee and helped sponsor the workshop.  Read the whole story…

SWANA – Georgia Chapter Conference Attendance

Augusta, GA—Resource Recycling Systems’ principals Jim Frey and Marty Seaman are currently attending the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) – Georgia Chapter Conference in Augusta, Georgia. This fall conference provides opportunities for continuing education and networking with solid waste industry members in the southeast.  Read the whole story…