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This month's feature: Colorado recycler helps businesses increase diversion rates See our other latest features and tidbits listed down the right side of your screen. News from Waste Reduction Tips. Last summer we made the decision to bring printing and production of our periodicals and other projects completely in-house instead of outsourcing them. The transition caused greater delays than we anticipated and we are now working to bring our production schedule up to date. This process will be expedited with the addition of Norm Weber to our staff. Norm, who has more than 20 years of experience in journalism, as well as an MBA, joins Waste Reduction Tips as associate editor. By request of some of our subscribers, we now make Waste Reduction Tips available online in addition to on paper. Subscribers now have their choice of receiving the newsletter, accessing our information online, or both. Subscribers to Waste Redution Tips can read all of the current money saving tips, strategies and articles listed to the right by entering their user name and password when prompted. Click here to find out about subscribing to Waste Reduction Tips. Passwords will be issued to subscribers upon request my emailing us at tips@recycle.cc. We're reducing waste. Organizations across the country are saving millions of dollars by reducing waste. For any business or organization, managing solid waste is a problem - and often a costly one. Material waste directly affects the bottom line. However, many companies are using some innovative strategies to achieve substantial cost savings by purchasing less, recycling more and reducing waste disposal costs. Here are a few examples of successful waste reduction programs and strategies: • Bell Atlantic recovered 30,000 tons of material from obsolete equipment and sold it for $25 million. • Quad/Graphics recycled 146,000 tons of paper in one year, saving $12.5 million in disposal fees. • McDonald’s reduced the height of the embossment on their napkins, saving 294,000 pounds of corrugated packaging material per year. • Rockwell collects about 3O different types of material for recycling, ranging from packaging peanuts and toner cartridges to books, bathroom fixtures and three-ring binders. • General Motors recycled 3.6 billion pounds of paper, plastic, metals and wood in one year. • Hasbro reduced the thickness of its corrugated boxes, saving 763,000 pounds of material and $400,000 • In one facility, AT saved $90,000 by not buying trash can liners. • The United States Postal Service earned revenues of $6.6 million in one year from the sales of recyclable materials. • Nordstrom saves 50,000 pounds of material each year by wrapping men’s suits in bulk, rather than individually. Most managers know they can save money by reducing waste, but they often don’t know exactly what to do. Waste Reduction Tips, a bimonthly newsletter, shows organizations how to purchase less material and fewer supplies, reuse what is purchased, recycle what can’t be reused - while getting paid for it - and reduce waste disposal costs. Most importantly, this can all be accomplished without sacrificing the quality of products or service. McEntee Media Corp., publishers of several leading newsletters in paper recycling and composting, is pleased to announce the acquisition of this valuable newsletter that has been helping businesses and other organizations to save money since 1995. Please contact us to find out how to subscribe or to get your free sample issues of Waste Reduction Tips. Click here to email us for more information McEntee Media Corp. 9815 Hazelwood Avenue Cleveland OH 44149-2305 Ph: (440) 238-6603 Fx: (440) 238-6712 How to subscribe Waste Reduction Tips is published in newsletter form six times per year and is updated more frequently on the web site. The annual subscription rate is $97. Subscribe via email by sending name, title, organization, address, city, state/province, postal, phone, fax, email and credit card number. We can also bill you in lieu of credit card payment. If you prefer send, call or fax in your order to the office listed below: Waste Reduction Tips McEntee Media Corp. 9815 Hazelwood Avenue Cleveland, OH 44149-2305 Ph: (440) 238-6603 Fx: (440) 238-6712 Email: tips@recycle.cc

Download Waste Reduction Tips Subscribers only August 2004 Summer 2004 Winter 2004 September 2003 July 2003 May 2003 April 2003 Spring 2003 Winter 2003 Fall 2002 Summer 2002 Spring 2002 Current features Colorado recycler looks to help businesses reduce waste A guide to green labeling Electronic recycling: UPS to help manage unwanted electronics Donate old books Closed loop" Shaw designs carpet for recycling Environmental vendor fair Electronics: Bigger, faster...More waste Chlorine free food service products Canon targets CO2 reductions Buy recycled: Turning a New Leaf on recycled paper Grocer saves by managing energy Airlines reduce paper with Internet invoicing Hospitals move toward paperless Ag waste to crude oil Dartmouth-Hitchcock teaches the A to Z of hospital recycling Four hospitals recognized for waste management Switch from disposables to reusables Vermicomposting in commercial buildings Recycled roads make recycling work for everybody A look at non-profits vs. for-profits for electronics recycling Making pallets of cash Never tired of making money Even contaminated dredged material can be recycled Lanier gets ISO certification Degradable polywrap for newspapers, magazines Reducing bytes: Your web site is too big Construction waste: A clean wood mandate BOA high-rise will be as green as money Reusables: Tackling the plastic bag mess Recycled ambulance now multi-use police vehicle AOL: You've got junk Alberta looks at landfill bans Unpaper your office Portland looks at food waste composting Cell phone reuse: Number portability creates high-tech paperweights Knoxville's Purple Paper Eater New plastic resin easy to recycle Vacuum recycler sweeps up on waste American Airlines grounds paper tickets Double-sided savings at Citigroup Tired of waste in St. Louis Ricoh's five-R approach to waste reduction Turn food scraps into animcal feed Waste reduction efforts recognized in Texas Environmental reporting Facts about the recycling industry Maryland launches e-cycling Reusable spray bottles Missouri metal finisher reduces water, sludge Michigan metal finishers are honored GM plant is clean citizen Commercial printer offers "smart" paper Restaurant chain switches to wind power Compostable containers from soy Sawdust becomes power, animal bedding Recycling saves energy Reduce custodial waste Colleges recognized for Rushing to Recycle State of e-recycling Sacramento leads in residential and business waste reduction Reusable boxes are a knockout Earth friendly tips from Kinko's UNC Charlotte recognized for recycling Bag tax prompts reusables Smuckers: If it saves money, it has to be good Tire recycling plant would be first in U.S. Carolina companies awarded for sustainability Increased productivity at Verifone Good uses for undeliverables Cal Poly program makes money, provides experience Reusing rags not suited for thrift stores Recycled paper saves fuel Rebates encourage energy conservation Dow saves by reducing chemicals Vermont exchange shows progress Many uses for coal burning byproducts Authors join to save trees Gold ball packaging goes compostable PTPA holds first annual conference Kyocera recognized for waste reduction A place for hard-to-recyclables Pilots will test e-scrap recycling methods Refuse grants awarded Record number of recycling bills The impact of reusable mugs Church is okay with composting dead people Can old newspaper safely be used for mulch? Dump and Run: Reducing waste on campus Workshop looks at take-back laws Free waste audits Neutrogena brightens energy outlook Saving the trees? Charging forward with recycling Getting to the root of the problem New paint film is easy to recycle Shoe recycling featured on web tour Airport adds containers to recycling program Reducing waste on a building site Dialing in on recycling Call out phoney claims How have environmentally-friendly papers changed? Canadian town is on a roll School saves with in-vessel composting Captures methane powers homes A common ground between industry and the environment Environmental activist loses credibility in recycling debate Coffee waste feeds gardens Europe proposes action program for the environment Largest rainforest conservation measure announced University commits to green paper Small business recycling tips The power of leftovers is tapped for energy production Reducing the use of legal paper Company introduces new carpet buy-back Tax credit bill is remanufactured Green Seal, EPA praise degradable products Mixing it up in Baltimore Tire recycling grants available Paperboard packaging buyers guide available McDonald's exec says composting industry is unsophisticated Ohio newspapers top recycling goal Staples says it will increase recycled products Compost tea is a potential fertilizer Fraser says recycled paper will continue Business recycling tips from a professional recycler NRC urges Bush to commit to recycling Washington offers waste awards Scholarship fund benefits from Penn State newspaper recycling Computer recycling tips Recycling of movie sets isn't so loony High tech companies applaued for responsible purchasing IBM starts computer recycling program Computer waste drop-off is successful in Rhode Island Microbes used to eat restaurant waste Green investment fund reduces paper use in communications Equipment for water reuse is in demand Oregon to study composting of non-green waste Pallet recycler looks at waste reduction Hotels have plan to save water, energy New brochure touts recyclability of aluminum Libertarians hail choice for Interior secretary How to save energy using magnet power Compostable plastic cups can reduce event waste Internet can save on environmental costs Forget reduction: People love paper, study says More chlorine-free paper is available for green buyers Partnering for waste reduction Customers are skeptical about recycled paper, Staples says Attempt to raise post-consumer content dies in Connecticut Scrap tire group is formed New Jersey addresses used computers in legislation Toronto looks to be waste-free by 2010 Christmas trees reduce odor from sludge Germany, U.S. harmonize compostable plastics certification Congress is having trouble recycling properly, groups say Earthshell introduces compostable sandwich wrap Chlorine-free kenaf paper making inroads Quick tips for business waste reduction Sony teams up on electronics take-back Missouri newspapers hit recycled content target Washington State reduces dining waste DuPont looks to develop bio-polymer Olympic games double trash Computer maker Dell-letes costs of waste Choose recycled products Scrap paper market directory available Pitney Bowes gets another recycling award for 75 percent recycling rate Recycling managers favor producer responsibility Simple things add up in waste reduction Purchasing cooperative goes national House recycling measure picks up co-sponsors American green dream house breaks ground New logo lets you know plastic bag is degradable Put your surplus to use Composting takes to the slopes at resort University finds cost-savings in waste reduction Bill encourages recycling at airports Motorola uses kenaf, chlorine-free paper Nominees sought for Recycling at Work awards Green dorm reduces waste Biomass exchange developed for wood scrap Federal Environmental Executive McPoland moves to private sector Why businesses don't - but should - embrace recycled paper Recycling success in New York Through persistence, Mitsubishi reduces trash by 23 percent Program looks at campus waste reduction Pitney Bowes pushes green paper initiative Spotlight on...Green electronics. Green engineering creates a green bottom line Confused about recycled paper terms? Federal copy paper compliance at 98 percent Supermarket diverted almost 300,000 tons last year Paint recycling: Program creates Goodwill; Hardware store gets into the act Wood waste recycler is disappointing System reduces waste in pallet supply Eco-friendly packaging company acquired Food scrap composting works, Penn State says Food scraps are biggest diversion target says EPA House cleaning yields benefits to EDS, charities Spotlight on: The Internet Internet creates, not reduces demand for paper School saves on recycling styrofoam Automotive recycling: Are airbags safe to reuse? Carpet recycling plant opens Kmart will reduce pallet waste Connecticut looks to adopt federal paper standards Paper recycler declares war on waste Texas recognizes environmental excellence Maryland seeks 40 percent waste diversion How book publishers can reduce waste Sydney: Going for the gold in waste reductions