Resource Recycling Systems’ CEO, Jim Frey, took a break from the Michigan snow this week.  Just arriving back from the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) conference in Los Angeles, California, Jim talked with many west coast professionals about best practices in zero waste initiatives.

The conference, taking place on February 16 and 17, was SWANA’s “Thinking Outside the Blue Box:  The Road to Zero Waste.”  The conference hosted six technical sessions covering a variety of topics helping communities start the journey to achieving zero waste.     Read the whole story…

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…