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The U.S. EPA says there are more than 3,000 household hazardous waste (HHW) collection programs in the United States. Some communities provide permanent collection facilities. Others collect HHW on designated days at a central location to ensure safe management and disposal.

North American consumers have come to expect retailers will accept some used items for recycling that they cannot or should not throw away at home. Things like plastic and paper bags as well as Styrofoam trays and egg cartons can be returned to the grocery store, while hardware stores and home improvement centers take things such as compact fluorescent light bulbs and rechargeable batteries.

In our previous post we talked about recycling having been around before there was an environmental movement. When your thrifty grandmother saved everything knowing she would find another use for it, she was recycling. Last week’s return-for-deposit glass bottle example is another recycling effort motivated by economics.

Increasing numbers of consumers are recycling their household waste and participating in local curbside pickup efforts. Even more impactful are the swelling numbers of sustainability initiatives by corporations and other organizations that, in addition to their major energy conservation and pollutant containment policies, include proper disposal of waste through recycling.

Read the latest feature by our partner, Earth911, on where you can find rechargeable batteries in your home. You may be surprised!

How does product stewardship fit in with the larger world of recycling? Where does the leadership to guide increased collection of managed materials come from? Our CEO, Carl Smith, covers these questions and more.

Read CEO & President, Carl Smith’s article in the latest edition of “MSW Management” regarding product stewardship as a viable policy option that should be embraced not just by municipalities, but manufacturers.

Read CEO & President, Carl Smith’s article in the latest edition of “Environmental Leader” regarding enabling product stewardship through a shared responsibility of industry and government.