Recycling Online is a monthly column I have been writing for Resource Recycling Magazine since March 1996. Listed below are links to previous columns that have been published, principally since 2011, though some columns from 2009 and 2010 have been included.  New columns will added as they are published so check back regularly to see them.

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Please bear in mind that the content and structure of Web sites changes over time so as columns age it will be inevitable that links will become invalid.  It is one of the principal reasons why I will revisit the same topic after more than 3- 4 years have passed since I last wrote about it.  If you have any suggestions for column topics or you believe I overlooked  particularly important Web resources for a specific past topic please feel to contact me regarding them.

 2016

Going Organic in Multi-Family Housing – Part 2 – January 2016

Mailing It In – February 2016

Using EPR to Create the Circular Economy – March 2016

Recycling in Public – Part 1 – April 2016

Recycling in Public – Part 2 – May 2016

When Ugly is Beautiful (to eat) – June 2016

The state of mixed-waste processing, part 1 – July 2016

The state of mixed-waste processing, part 2 – August 2016

Reselling Consumer Electronics- September 2016 (to be published)

2015

Myths and Recycling – Part 1 – January 2015

Myths and Recycling – Part 2 – February 2015

Recycling fashion is in vogue – March 2015 (Textile reuse and recycling)

Adding rigid plastics to municipal recycling – Part 1 – April 2015

Adding rigid plastics to municipal recycling – Part 2– May 2015

Waking up to mattress recycling – June 2015

A quick look at optical sorting – July 2015

Putting reuse to use – Part 1 – August 2015

Putting reuse to use – Part 2 – September 2015

Getting cartons into carts – October 2015

Exploring Etsy – November 2015 (Finding holiday gifts made from recycled, repurposed or upcycled materials on the Etsy online craft marketplace)

Going organic in multi-family housing – part 1 – December 2015

Going Ballistic – Resource Recycling – December 2015 – published version (In depth article on ballistic separator technology)

2014

Wielding a less wasteful fork – January 2014

Developing recycling in developing economies – February 2014

We are not through looking at glass – Part 1 – March 2014

We are not through looking at glass – Part 2 – April 2014

When nothing is something -Part 1 – May 2014 (Zero waste discussion)

When nothing is something -Part 2 – June 2014

The robots are coming (maybe) – July 2014 (The development of industrial robots for MRFs)

Moving forward on multi-family – Part 1 – August 2014

Moving forward on multi-family – Part 2 – September 2014

State recycling organization review – Part 1 – October 2014

State recycling organization review – Part 2 – November 2014

Visualizing recycling – December 2014 (Explaining recycling through the use of info graphics)

2013

Is it compostable? – Part 1 – January 2013 (How to determine if a bioplastic product is actually compostable)

Is it compostable? – Part 2 – February 2013

What about plastic film? – Part 1 – March 2013

What about plastic film? – Part 2 – April 2013

Move-outs without the waste – May 2013 (Recycling and Reusing discards from school locker and dorm clean-outs)

Where recycling is “going brogue” – June 2013 (State of recycling in the Irish Republic)

Video Trekking fro MRF tech – Part 1 – July 2013

Video Trekking fro MRF tech – Part 2 – August 2013

Booting up e-cycling – Part 1 – September 2014

Booting up e-cycling – Part 2 – October 2014

Making recycling a habit – November 2014 (using social marketing to promote recycling)

Keeping an eye on Europe – December 2013 (Sources of information on European recycling)

2012

Bringing Composting Into Schools – Part 1 – January 2012

Bringing Composting Into Schools – Part 2 – February 2012

Lining Up to Recycle – March 2012 (Monofilament fishing line recycling)

Running Trucks on FOG (fats, oils and grease)-Part 1 – April 2012 (Turning fats, oils and grease into vehicle fuels)

Running Trucks on FOG – Part 2 – May 2012

Recycling Goes Public – June 2012 (Public space recycling)

Tackling Patent Searching – July 2012

Smartphones and Recycling – Part 1 – August 2012

Smartphones and Recycling – Part 2 – September 2012

Recycling Market Development – Part 1 – October 2012

Recycling Market Development – Part 2 – November 2012

Recovering from Disaster – December 2012 (Disaster debris cleanup and recycling)

2011

A Compost Compedium – Part 1 – January 2011

A Compost Compedium – Part 2 – February 2011

Healthy Waste Reduction -Part 1 – March 2011 (Healthcare facilities)

Healthy Waste Reduction – Part 2 – April 2011

How is Recycling Measuring Up? – May 2011

Getting Out There – Part 1 – June 2011 (Exporting)

Getting Out There – Part 2 – July 2011

Getting Rewarded for Recycling – Part 1 – August 2011

Getting Rewarded for Recycling – Part 2 – September 2011

When Waste Reduction is Out to Lunch – October 2011 (Wasteless Lunches)

A State Recycling Organization Sampler – November 2011

Fill’er Up – December 2011 (Wine bottle reuse)

2010

So You Want to be a Recycling Coordinator? – Part 3 – January 2010

Curbing Organic Waste – Part 2 – August 2010

Taking the Waste Out of Meetings – October 2010

Making Buildings Unbuildable – November 2010 (Deconstruction)

No Stuff Gifting – December 2010

2009

So You Want to be a Recycling Coordinator? – Part 1 – November 2009