SWEEP Standard

SWEEP--The Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Performance Standard recognizes & rewards environmental achievement in sustainable materials management.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING NEWS: Dozens of FBI agents raid Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence to conduct an unannounced search warrant — even going as far as opening and searching his safe. RT TO THANK THE FBI FOR HOLDING TRUMP ACCOUNTABLE!

[George Conway ⚖️🇺��� @gtconway3d]

Please retweet if your home or office wasn't searched today by the Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to a warrant issued by a federal judge upon a showing of probable cause.

[(((Rob Watson))) 🇺🇦🌻 @kilrwat]

SWEEP is a third party environmental performance standard for #waste management and #recycling, similar to #LEED for buildings. Our Pilot Program is already bringing better results to our users and helping us improve the standard.
https://t.co/mGr6KHPacV

[Jordan @JordanChariton]

#BREAKING THREAD: As I warned, #FlintWaterCrisis charges against ex-MI Gov. Rick Snyder and 7 other defendants have been dropped due to MI AG Dana Nessel’s stunning bungling of the case…https://t.co/dOMJ7vkzSF

[Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson]

I'm fascinated by the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard story, especially the part about the Republican Party nominating a slate of candidates for Senate and House who want to burn down our republic and replace it with an authoritarian kleptocracy.

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Environmental Leading Practice: Color-Coding Recycling Collection
Using “leading practices�� in recycling collection can possibly achieve diversion of 90 percent of discarded materials, based on recent waste characterization studies.
https://t.co/rVpwpvvHfu

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The Federal Budget Should Support Expansion of America’s Recycling Infrastructure https://t.co/Myx5fCugfG

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What We’ve Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 3 of 3)
Mixed waste processing—done right—can 1) ensure 100% participation, 2) divert up to 95% fr disposal & 3) focus consumers on what they do better, eg. purchase decisions…sounds too good to be true!
https://t.co/9vA8OKvQg4

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Sustainability Needs Worker Safety
It’s no secret that the waste and recycling industry has a spotty track record when it comes to the health and safety of its workforce.
https://t.co/vSW0hlnjRd

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What We've Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 1 of 3) Separation (plus a little cleaning) is the principal difference between valuable feedstocks and garbage. https://t.co/OtqbW9WbMF

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What We've Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 2 of 3)
Using physics – density, dimension, & optical properties – ultimately will be a far superior way to #recycle than relying on millions of well-meaning, but confused & partially motivated consumers.
https://t.co/0NLW4wDCo2

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What We’ve Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 3 of 3)
Mixed waste processing—done right—can 1) ensure 100% participation, 2) divert up to 95% fr landfills & 3) refocus consumers on the purchase decision vs disposal…sounds almost too good to be true!
https://t.co/9vA8OKvQg4

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Talkin' Trash: What is the key to higher recycling rates?
As more cities set high diversion rate targets, some industry leaders view mixed waste processing as a clear solution. Other industry professionals remain opposed to the idea on principle.
https://t.co/av4zcGKInW

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Don’t Forget About the Workers Who Process Your Trash and Recycling
A review of 2010-2015 Federal and State OSHA inspections of recycling facilities found breaches of safety requirements 65% of the time, totaling over 1,200 violations.
https://t.co/vcjf6S7TL0

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Peak Packaging: the Milestone Nobody Knew to Celebrate
While absolute packaging generation appears to have plateaued, other ways of framing the data tells a very different story.
https://t.co/LQfsgjvqux

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What We've Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 1 of 3)
When materials are separate and relatively clean, they are called feedstocks. When they are mashed together after discarding, they are called garbage, even though the molecules have not changed.
https://t.co/THbC3u2thn

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What We've Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 2 of 3)
Today's dirty MRFs are like a golf cart being sold as a family vehicle. They are being asked to do something that they were not designed to do and, not surprisingly, do not do it very well.
https://t.co/0NLW4wDCo2

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Lifecycle Thinking Across the Value Chain
SMM encourages life cycle based decision making for collaborative and integrative approaches to problem solving.
https://t.co/EORcjVGLvE

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What We've Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 1 of 3) Separation (plus a little cleaning) is the principal difference between valuable feedstocks and garbage. https://t.co/OtqbW9WbMF

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Recyclable Products Need Convenient Recycling Programs The SPC’s study showed that only 68% of Americans have a curbside recycling program accepting cans...[and] it needs to be stressed that not all curbside programs are convenient.
https://t.co/bVPo5TZS4O