Pizza Box Recycling (Cont’d from Page 1) To evaluate the average grease level in pizza boxes re- ceived by recycling facilities,severalWestRock single-stream material recovery facilities (MRFs) pulled pizza boxes out of their incoming streams and took pictures of their interiors. WestRock reported that the general conclusion of the study was that the strength loss of the resulting product made with recovered fiber that incorporates postconsumer pizza boxes should be minimal at typical levels of grease expected to be received in a recycling facility and when included in the recovered fiber at expected levels of less than 3 percent furnish. “There is no significant technical reason to prohibit post- consumer pizza boxes from the recycle stream,” the report concluded. “Corrugated pizza boxes are successfully recycled every day at paper mills throughout the country, yet consumers remain confused by mixed messages suggesting that some boxes should not be put in the recycle bin,” said AF&PA President and CEO Heidi Brock.“So, let’s be clear: Pizza box- es are recyclable.” In a recent membershipwide survey, 93.6 percent of AF&- PA members that consume OCC report that they accept corrugated pizza boxes for recycling. The key, of course, to the success of increasing pizza box- es into the recycling steam is through education of consum- ers.With that in mind,pizza chain,Domino’s and its primary box supplier,WestRock, have launched recycling.dominos. com to share facts about pizza box recycling.The website is a hub of information on pizza box recycling, including instructions on how to recycle pizza boxes and a guide for what to do if a customer’s community does not accept piz- za boxes for recycling. A total of 73 percent of the U.S. population is estimated to have recycling programs available for pizza boxes, accord- ing to a Resource Recycling Systems access study commis- sioned by WestRock in fall 2019. While 27 percent of the population is served by programs with explicit acceptance of pizza boxes, 46 percent of the population has access to programs that imply, but don’t say specifically, that they ac- cept pizza boxes. The remainder are either unclear or say they cannot take pizza boxes. Additionally, Domino’s reports that it increased the recy- cled content in its pizza boxes from 40 percent to 72 per- cent this year.The pizza chain has also partnered with One Tree Planted to plant 50,000 trees across North America this year. Wastequip Opens New Equipment Service Facility Wastequip, Charlotte, North Carolina, has opened its first Wastequip WRX equipment service facility in Pompano Beach, Florida. Wastequip WRX will provide parts, service and installation for a variety of Wastequip equipment, in- cluding for its Mountain Tarp and Pioneer tarping systems, Galbreath hoists, Amrep refuse trucks, and its Go To Parts OEM and aftermarket parts.
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B E EQUIPMENT, INC. 1775 Wentz Rd. • Quakertown, PA 18951 (215) 536-0700 • Fax: (215) 536-2999 Website: www.beequipment.com E-mail: sales@beequipment.com ELY ENTERPRISES 3809 Broadway • Lorain, OH 44052 (216) 252-8090 Fax: (216) 252-5607 Website: www.elyent.com E-mail: sales@elyent.com HARRIS 315 W. 12th Ave. • Cordele, GA 31015 (229) 273-2500
Website: www.harrisequip.com E-mail: info@harrisequip.com * RECYCLING EQUIPMENT CORPORATION * 831 W. 5th St. • Lansdale, PA 19446 (267) 218-7200
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SIERRA INTERNATIONAL MACHINERY 1620 E Brundage Ln • Bakersfield CA 93307 (800) 343-8503
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