In This Issue
Top Tips
1. Keep colors consistent on bins and graphics throughout your facility.

2. Launch your program! Make sure everyone knows about it and how to use the bins properly.

3. Use clear images on graphics so people instantly know what they should toss into which stream.
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Recycling Grants!
ALABAMA - grants of up to $350,000 for government agencies, non-profit organizations and K-12 schools are available to fund the purchase of recycling containers. Application deadline March 1, 2015.  Contact us for more information.

IOWA - grants of up to $20,000 are available for funding recycling programs. Application deadline April 1, 2015. Contact us for more information.
Recycled Tweets
@ConservationOrg How long does it take marine debris to leave the ocean? 
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@CleanRiverPR Seattle is now publicly shaming people for putting food in their  trash bins sco.lt/8piUAD

 

@CleanRiver Congratulations@TimHortons for ranking #1 in Canada for #sustainability and #11 in the world! #gamechangers sco.lt/6E1YTR

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Beyond the Bin, January 2015
 

Welcome to the first newsletter of 2015. In this edition we show how the Langley Events Centre in BC, used the 3C process to reduce their waste hauling costs and increase their diversion rates.

We also explore how Culture really drives the success of your program, and what you can do to make people use the recycling program properly.
Generating ROI with the 3C Process

The Langley Events Centre used the 3C process to successfully introduce a zero waste program that resulted in a 50% reduction in waste hauling fees and a 63% reduction in waste going to landfill. 

Culture - How to get Your People Using Your Recycling Program Properly

Culture is the number one driver for recycling program success; here's how to get your people using your recycling program properly.

Recycled News!
Technology to recycle all type of plastics without using water
Traditionally, plastic recycling processes involve using a lot of water. In order to avoid this waste, Ak Inovex from Mexico developed a new green technology that doesn't require liquids, and has the capacity to process materials such as styrofoam, polystyrene and ABS.

Caf� Laura, School of Hospitality Management - a sustainability model
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Using furniture made from plastic soda bottles; composting more food waste; recycling more trash - all of these measures led to the School of Hospitality Management (SHM) and Caf� Laura receiving a number of sustainability recognitions.
Environment, logic taken for a ride by surging SUV sales
As gas prices have tumbled, gas-hog sales have soared. November sales of the Cadillac Escalade SUV were up 91.5 percent over November of last year. In December, sales of Ford's Navigator rose 90.2 percent.
I hope you enjoyed this month's issue of Beyond the Bin. If you have any suggestions for topics you'd like to see covered in future editions just let me know.

Thanks,

Karen Morris
CleanRiver Recycling Solutions