Businesses and Environmentalists Allied for Recycling (BEAR) is a unique alliance of businesses, recyclers, environmentalists and other stakeholders working to maximize the recycling of beverage containers.
In 1999, only 41 percent of beverage containers were recycled, amounting to the annual disposal of 114.4 billion beverage containers (7.7 million tons). Aluminum can recycling rates dropped from a peak of 65 percent in 1992 to 55 percent in 1999, the lowest level in the last decade. PET bottles were only recycled at a 20 percent rate. BEAR's goal is to increase the national recycling rate of all beverage containers 80 percent.
The Multi-Stakeholder Recovery Project (MSRP) is one of BEAR's central efforts to move towards its eighty percent recycling goal. In this project, stakeholders from throughout the beverage and recycling value chain are working together on a Task Force to identify innovative strategies to increase beverage container recycling consistent with a set of eleven guiding principles.
The BEAR project embodies GG USA's mission of working as a mediator, facilitator, and catalyst to eliminate waste, support sustainable businesses and jobs, and protect the environment.
For more information on BEAR, CLICK HERE.
In 1999, only 41 percent of beverage containers were recycled, amounting to the annual disposal of 114.4 billion beverage containers (7.7 million tons). Aluminum can recycling rates dropped from a peak of 65 percent in 1992 to 55 percent in 1999, the lowest level in the last decade. PET bottles were only recycled at a 20 percent rate. BEAR's goal is to increase the national recycling rate of all beverage containers 80 percent.
The Multi-Stakeholder Recovery Project (MSRP) is one of BEAR's central efforts to move towards its eighty percent recycling goal. In this project, stakeholders from throughout the beverage and recycling value chain are working together on a Task Force to identify innovative strategies to increase beverage container recycling consistent with a set of eleven guiding principles.
The BEAR project embodies GG USA's mission of working as a mediator, facilitator, and catalyst to eliminate waste, support sustainable businesses and jobs, and protect the environment.
For more information on BEAR, CLICK HERE.
Make sure you and your offices are doing your part. Ask your boss or other decision makers if your offices are doing all they can to help make a difference in the recycling efforts.
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Palm Springs City Council has passed two resolutions in Nov. to make single stream recycling a reality in 2008. A contribution of 2,000,000 was made to PSDS for containers and trucks to pick up the new containers. Hopefully by July 2008, we will no longer have to separate our recycled items. Now we also need to work on a plan to use solar power on our homes...the Resource Conservation Committee is looking for ways to use renewable resources and cut our power bills especially in our summer months when we use our air-conditioners. Wouldn't it be great to use the sun to cool our house? Talk about thinking ourside the box!
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