In this episode of Talkin' Trash with Waste Dive, Cole and Kristin discuss China's recently-announced import ban on 24 types of scrap material, a policy which will have unknown effects on the U.S. recycling industry. Executives from The Recycl

Epo6: Organics diversion is here to stay in NYC. What's next?

Jul 31st, 2017 19m 50s

In this special episode of Talkin' Trash with Waste Dive, Cole reports from Brooklyn, home of the first New York City Food Waste Fair. There, Cole talked with DSNY Commissioner Kathryn Garcia, CEOs Ron Bergamini of Action Environmental Group a

Ep05: How will the 'Amazon Effect' impact recycling?

Jun 29th, 2017 24m 19s

In this episode of Talkin' Trash with Waste Dive, Cole and Kristin discuss the growth of e-commerce — which is largely attributed to retail giant Amazon. Following Amazon's recent announcement to acquire Whole Food Market, two retail and packag

Ep04: Advice from 8 of the industry's top CEOs

May 22nd, 2017 15m 39s

In this special episode of Talkin' Trash with Waste Dive, Cole and Kristin report from the Big Easy where WasteExpo 2017 recently took place. There, the team met with eight of the industry's top CEOs — including Waste Management's Jim Fish and

Ep03: Is mixed waste processing the key to higher diversion rates?

May 12th, 2017 16m 4s

In this episode of Talkin' Trash with Waste Dive, Cole and Kristin discuss the crux of mixed waste processing. While some see it as a way to increase capture rates, a number of "dirty MRF" complications and closures have raised questions about

Ep02: What makes commercial franchising so complicated in NYC?

Mar 31st, 2017 19m 23s

In this episode of Talkin' Trash with Waste Dive, Cole and Kristin discuss commercial waste franchising in New York City. While some believe franchising will improve collection logistics and labor standards, others are not convinced that a clos

Ep01: Should single-use plastic bags be banned?

Feb 10th, 2017 13m 14s

In this episode of Talkin' Trash with Waste Dive, Cole and Kristin discuss single-use plastic bags: a small yet extremely contentious part of the waste stream. Should bags be banned to keep them from gumming up sorting equipment? Do bans and fe

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