This Week in Waste: Top Stories May 31 - June 3

1. Why Mayor Eric Adams Needs to Be Applauded Rather Than Politically Pummeled for Halting the Expansion of Curbside Organics Collections in NYC
Robert Lange

Since convenience is in fact such an important factor in garnering the public’s support and ensuring their adequate and consistent participation in any solid waste management program, it is time to start exploring other alternatives to the curbside collection of organics in NYC.

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2. Ryan Hickman Talks Tippers with Rotac

At WasteExpo 2022, Ryan Hickman of Ryan's Recycling adventures throughout the Exhibit Hall floor and discovered the latest innovations in waste and recycling. Here is his conversation with Rotac Tippers.

Watch it here.

3. Bridgestone’s Niaura Talks Sustainable Tire Innovations
Arlene Karidis

Bridgestone is aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050 as well as to advance circularity in the tire industry through a multipronged approach. In this Q&A, Bill Niaura, director of Sustainable Materials and Circular Economy, Bridgestone Americas Technology Center, discusses some of the plans, from replacing petrochemical-derived materials used in tire manufacturing to what some may consider an unorthodox partnership with competitor Michelin

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4. What’s Entailed in Finding Sustainable Makeup and Cosmetics Packaging?
Arlene Karidis

Melanie Petschke, a family nurse practitioner, launched Crunchi Cosmetics to make and sell makeup and skin care products that perform well and contain no potentially harmful ingredients. Ensuring packaging that would not hurt the environment is another priority and has been an involved process. She’s aiming for plastic-free, which has been accomplished with the primary packaging, but trying to move away from polymers altogether is an ongoing job.

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5. How Trash Bins Can Be Manufactured with Ocean Plastics

Watch as Ryan Hickman from Ryan's Recycling talks about the use of ocean plastics in the manufacturing of bins and carts with Rehrig Pacific Co.

Watch the video here.