Once upon a time in the recycling business, profit came from purchasing product from clients, then sorting it, processing it and selling it. But times are changing. The commodities resale model no longer works on its own. Selling recyclable materials in today’s [...]
Our valued customers and suppliers: Just as temperatures are dipping, so is global demand for recovered fiber. As we’ve been reporting to you this year, mills are overloaded, demand has dwindled, and pricing is down. In fact, we’re in for an especially [...]
In an effort to keep you informed and up-to-date, we wanted to share this recent letter from Barry Froman, owner and president of Recycle 1 in Arizona. This letter was emailed to all our paper suppliers and features timely and important information [...]
Let’s start with what we know: We have a plastic problem of global proportions. In 2017, it was determined that only about 9 percent of all plastic ever made has been recycled1—a number that’s horrified scientists, and anyone else who has been [...]
Every week, it seems there is another data breach like the ones experienced by Experion or MyFitnessPal. But even if you do not keep your customers’ data in the cloud, chances are, you have their sensitive information on paper. It is essential [...]
If you have a current recycling program in your facility or office you may not be taking full advantage of our services. Recycle 1 recycles paper and plastics and provides document and product destruction services. We might be helping you with some of our [...]
Shredding documents yourself isn’t a big deal…or is it? Let’s take an objective view. If you’re a small business with a modest shredder, you may think that shredding documents yourself, and maintaining compliance with document destruction laws, is no big deal. After [...]
Recycle 1 is hosting a free shred-a-thon this week, and there’s three reasons to attend: One, you care about the environment want to show support for Earth Day. Two, you want to do the smart thing for yourself and your family—and avoid [...]
