Practice Greenhealth announced its partnership with Feeding America to encourage food donation from the health care sector. Practice Greenhealth is a resource for the health care sector to access and learn about environmental solutions. The nonprofit membership organization partnered with Feeding America, a nonprofit hunger relief organization of 200 food banks nationwide, to reduce food…
Compost Site Technical Assistance RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts no-cost Compost Site Technical Assistance supports food waste composting infrastructure in Massachusetts and helps to ensure well operated sites by providing consulting advice on best management practices. RecyclingWorks can assist composting facilities in Massachusetts that are: An agricultural, municipal or private facility that currently engages in composting materials…
Mei Mei Dumplings, located in South Boston, is setting a great example for sustainable business practices. Since opening their doors in 2012, Mei Mei has been dedicated to reducing waste and minimizing their environmental impact. Mei Mei has always been passionate about diverting food scraps, and through a partnership with CERO they’ve implemented a comprehensive…
RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts is a no-cost recycling assistance program designed to help businesses and institutions maximize recycling, reuse, and composting opportunities across the state. Since the program’s launch one year ago, RecyclingWorks has assisted 185 businesses across Massachusetts with waste reduction activities like recycling and composting. “RecyclingWorks is already having a significant impact across the…
As restaurants, event spaces, and other businesses with food service options experience restrictions and closures due to COVID-19, many end up with surplus food in their inventory. Rather than discard it, businesses and institutions can connect with local food rescue organizations. WWLP recently included another unique outlet for food donation – the Zoo in Forest…
Single stream recycling (or “mixed” recycling) is a system in which recyclable materials such as cardboard, paper, and plastic, metal, and glass containers are collected together for processing. Single stream recycling now accounts for the majority of commercial and residential recycling due to the efficiency and cost savings it offers. Most Massachusetts material recovery facilities…
RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts developed the following best management practices for office and institutional furniture and equipment reuse. In the spring of 2018, RecyclingWorks convened a series of meetings with commercial, institutional, and municipal stakeholders and office furniture and equipment service providers. These meetings, held at the Devens Eco-Efficiency Center in Devens on May 3, 2018, EcoBuilding…
The hospitality industry generates a wide range of materials and can have significant quantities of cardboard, paper, food and beverage containers as well as food waste. All of these materials have well established recycling markets and establishing programs can help reduce operational costs and provide a marketing edge. In addition, these facilities may have other…
Many types of businesses and institutions generate food scraps at their facilities. Many supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, catering operations, hospitals, colleges & universities, food manufacturers and processors generate large amounts of food scraps and can benefit significantly by diverting this material from disposal. In addition, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection established a commercial organics waste…
