Evanson Elie
Boston, MA (USA)
Role(s):
C-Level Executive (CEO, CFO, etc.)
Yourrecyclingworld.Com
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Location:
Lowell
Industry:
Media
Year Founded:
2005
Number Employees:
10-50 people
Business Stage:
Growth (profitable)
Entity Type:
Limited Liability Company
Description:
Your Recycling World is a privately owned company that specializes in providing consumers with accessible and actionable recycling information across the country. We work with various corporate, non-profit companies and industry partners. The information we provide through our website directory and resource materials provides knowledge and direction to our members and online users. We are also a network site for upcoming and growing businesses to exchange goods, information, promote, and offer recycling services with other registered businesses, members and online users.
In today’s competitive marketplace, all business from the new to the well established will benefit by working with Your Recycling World. Our main focus is to create innovative, unique and cost-effective solutions for problems currently faced by all businesses in the recycling effort to save our future. We plan to achieve multiple objectives, including brand awareness or by influencing purchasing and selling decisions on green and recycled products.
Fact: Why is recycling so important to us? Recycling is processing used materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from land filling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to virgin production. Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle" waste hierarchy. Recyclable materials include many kinds of glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles, and electronics. Although similar in effect, the composting or other reuse of biodegradable waste – such as food or garden waste – is not typically considered recycling. Materials to be recycled are either brought to a collection center or picked up from the curbside, then sorted, cleaned, and reprocessed into new materials bound for manufacturing. How much garbage do you think your household consumes in a day? If you're an average American, you are contributing nearly 4.5 pound a day – 56 tons a year – of garbage that is carted off to landfills. There, this garbage is smashed into cells, buried and turned into a toxic landmass that threatens land, air and water quality. As landfills shrink in numbers, consumption increases, as does the size of the remaining landfills. Nearly 30 percent of trash in landfills is paper; 18 percent is food scraps and 16 percent is plastics. Many of these items can be easily recycled, reused and reduced with some advanced planning. Our solutions; Purchase materials that require less packaging. When possible, purchase recycled products. Donate reusable items to your charities instead of tossing them. Develop a recycling program at your home and office. Stick to permanent items when you can instead of disposables. Remember that electronics and motor oil also is recyclable. Use grass, scraps and brush to create compost and mulch. Start small – all major life changes require baby steps at first. Consider that if one learns to recycle at a young age, it becomes second nature.