This is hardly the time to talk about plastics is what I think when Dad, hovering over the waste bin at a post-funeral potluck, waves me over, his gesture discreet but emphatic. He has retrieved from the trash a crystalline plastic cup, with fluted, rigid sides. “Polystyrene,” he grins, inverting the cup to reveal its…
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ERG Celebrates Earth Day 2020! ERGearthdaypacket2020 ERG Environmental Services celebrates #earthday today and every day! We have put together a small packet of activity pages for kids-young and older. Just click on the blue link above for your packet. Earth Day isn’t just about recycling soup cans. It’s about #householdhazardousWaste! We call it #HHW We…
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Domestic waste disposal is an issue that is important to the management of any urban area. Cities without a functioning waste-disposal plan face risks of disease running rampant and economic activity grinding to a halt. The majority of North American cities use the sanitary-landfill method of waste disposal, which has served fairly well for quite…
Take a look inside your garbage can. How much garbage does your family throw away each day? Each week? Where does all of that trash go? It’s tempting to think that the trash we throw away actually goes away, but we know better. Here’s a look at what actually happens to all of that trash after it leaves your…
Thank you for another successful household hazardous waste recycling event season in 2019. Our partnering communities were wonderful hosts, Thank you! We wanted to extend our gratitude to the residents, hosting communities and all of the hardworking ERG teams and volunteers it takes to make each and every successful event possible.
Americans alone are responsible for producing a hopping 220 million tons of waste a year. This number is far more than any other nation in the world. Because of this fact both the government and environmental associations have developed numerous methods of dealing with the problem. Waste management is that solution, a rather complex issue that encompasses…
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EPA developed the non-hazardous materials and waste management hierarchy in recognition that no single waste management approach is suitable for managing all materials and waste streams in all circumstances. The hierarchy ranks the various management strategies from most to least environmentally preferred. The hierarchy places emphasis on reducing, reusing, and recycling as key to sustainable…
