Easy Meal Prep Recycling Ideas There's a new secret to eating healthy home-cooked dishes every day, and it's called meal prep. Meal prepping begins by crafting and cooking a few meals for the week ahead and portioning them out appropriately. With all the perfectly organized #MealPrep pictures on Instagram and Facebook, learning [...]
Transportation Industry Using Alternative Fuels Moran Transportation Extends the Reach of their CNG-Powered Fleet Taking the long way is something Moran Transportation can’t afford to do. The Midwest trucking company delivers time-sensitive freight to hundreds of Midwest businesses each day. To keep things running smoothly, Moran keeps over 200 [...]
Can I Put Fireworks in the Garbage? Can I Put Fireworks in the Garbage? Summer is finally here and it’s time to celebrate! Fireworks play a large role in celebrations from New Years to the 4th of July. While they are a great excuse to gather together and [...]
How Do I Retire an American Flag? Respecting the Flag American flags should always be treated with respect and honor because they represent those who worked, fought, and sacrificed their lives for our rights and freedoms. It also represents all of us; the hard-working people who make this [...]
How Can I Recycle at My Summer Party? Summer is just around the corner! The warm weather means everyone can start planning parties and spend more time outside with their friends and family. Whether you are starting the grill for the first time or planning birthday parties, Chicago summers are perfect for [...]
Rechargeable Lithium Batteries - Recycling and Disposal Can I Throw My Batteries in the Garbage? Lithium and Alkaline – Two types of batteries with two types of disposal methods. Your Recycling Bin All types of batteries should not be placed your recycling bin. Although there [...]
Tangled Plastic Slows Recycling Efforts In the world of recycling, tanglers are anything that can be, you guessed it, tangled in the machines used to sort recyclables. With worldwide recycling contamination levels on the rise, it’s important that these tanglers are disposed [...]
Can I Recycle Cartons? Yes, most cartons that are found on the grocery store shelf or in the refrigerated section are recyclable. Relatively new to the recycling stream, cartons are an important addition to curbside recycling programs. Often called aseptic containers, these cartons are sanitized and sterilized before [...]
Medical Sharps and Needle Disposal When it comes to disposing of “sharps” we’ll get right to the point. Medical needles, syringes, lancets and auto injectors are all considered to be “sharps” and must be disposed of properly. When sharps are just loosely thrown into the garbage, they pose a potential risk [...]
Light Bulb Recycling and Disposal Imagine for a moment that it’s 1879. You take a few minutes to rest and read the newspaper. The room is dimly lit by a single candlestick or gas lantern. There is a story in the paper about a man named Thomas Edison who was working on [...]
