Recygal® Blog
Stories, tips, and updates on recycling, sustainability, and what happens to material after it leaves the bin.
An Engineering Wunderkind’s Ocean Plastics Cleanup Device Hits A Setback
The path to innovation is not always a smooth, straight line. In some cases, it’s U-shaped. In September, a 2,000-foot-long floating barrier, shaped like a U, was dispatched…
Our Microplastic Food Chain
Plastics are ubiquitous. Armed with the physical and chemical properties that modern, industrial societies need, plastics are basically taking over our planet. Since the 1960s, plastics have…
When It Comes to Recycling, Don’t Listen to Landfill Owners
Money Talks and our Broadcast News often follows it. Our willingness to accept as fact what a pundit with a vested interest in the topic propounds is frankly,…
5 Moneymaking Recycling Tips
These 5 tips will help you to make money on your recyclables. Single stream recycling may be convenient, but it is not very profitable. These tips can help…
Hybrids Touch Yet Another Industry!
Cars, Boats, Plants, Financial Products and now Recycling Bins! The new Hexcycle® Max hybrid bin from Recyclingbin.com is a super-efficient blend of Aluminum, Polypropylene, and Carbon Steel providing less weight with…
Recycling and Sustainable Materials Management
Recently, the EPA released its bi-annual Municipal Solid Waste Report with a new name,“Advancing Sustainable Materials Management”. The EPA’s intent is to promote the practice of sustainable product and…
The Economics of Recycling
With the news media covering world economics recently in Davos, I couldn’t help but ponder how technology, markets, and economics affect the development of recycling in the America. The…
Take Action this America Recycles Day 2014
I hope this America Recycles Day is laden with WILL DO spirit. Over the past several years, recycling initiatives have spanned the gamut from reducing disposable plastic bag use…
Is it Back to the Future for Recycling?
Must recycling go backwards in order to move forward? On Earth Day 1971, a poignant public service message The Crying Indian spurred our nation to stop littering. Environmentally conscious communities…
Recycling Heat Shrink Labels
Lately, as you wander through the grocery store aisles it doesn’t take long before you notice that some shelved items seem to be jumping out at you. Many…