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End of the School Year, Beginning of School Maintenance
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
While some of us celebrate the end of the school year, it’s
just the beginning of an often hectic time of year for many long term school
maintenance programs, just waiting for the time that classrooms aren’t filled with
students. It’s time to deal with major
maintenance programs. If that means lighting, hardware and network
infrastructure upgrades, your work has just begun, and you have only two months
to complete the work!
Air Cycle takes
the hassle out of your
lighting and electronic waste recycling, which allows
you to concentrate on your project work.
When your project comes to an end, let us help you maintain
your recycling program with our easy to use
EasyPak Recycling Containers. Sustainability
tracking and recycling metrics are all part of documenting and ensuring
compliance, with applicable State and Federal laws. Make it easy to recycle by ordering
new recycling containers for the upcoming fall rush.
And once your project is complete, don’t let spent lamps,
batteries, ballasts, and electronics clutter basements and storage closets at
your school. We provide a simple solution to stay in compliance with state and
federal recycling regulations with a single cost-effective solution. Here’s how
EasyPak Recycling can make a difference in your facility.
- Select
Containers: choose from lamp, ballast, battery, electronics and thermostat
recycling containers. Once you have your containers selected, complete the
checkout process to start a Sustainable Program.
- Fill With
Waste: Fill containers with your fluorescent lamp, battery, ballast,
electronic, or thermostat waste. The
containers you use for storage are UN Certified for safe transport, and come
with full instructions.
- Return
and Repeat: Each container comes with a UPS pre-paid shipping label. Follow
instructions printed on the container and call to schedule a pickup. As soon as
we receive your EasyPak™ container for recycling, we'll ship you a replacement
container automatically.
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Simple Solutions to Complex Recycling Regulations
Monday, May 16, 2016
Tackling the complex problem of universal waste recycling
for large organizations can be a daunting task, even with staff specifically
trained to deal with such issues. Service organizations such as hotels, colleges,
and hospitals don’t generate hazardous materials as a normal course and all too
often, these businesses may not be aware of
state, local, and federal environmentalregulations as traditional
manufacturers.
Common workplace waste, such as spent
batteries,
fluorescent bulbs,
ballasts and
electronics are regulated in each state and are generated
in such volumes that they cannot be landfilled legally. One fine can easily
erode the savings incurred through illegally landfilling regulated waste.
As green practices become more commonplace, consumers
increasingly factor environmentally sustainable practices into their purchase
decisions. According to a survey by
FORBES
MAGAZINE, 62 percent of travelers either always or often consider the
environment when choosing a hotel, transportation, or restaurant. By being
proactive and responsible, your service company can avoid the potential for
significant negative public relations and turn it into core business ethic.
Service organizations can easily put a universal waste
recycling program in place for lamps, batteries, ballasts, and electronics by using
Air Cycle’s EasyPak program. For one flat rate, an EasyPak container is shipped to you and the
pre-paid service provides you everything you need to put a recycling program in place. The service includes easy to assemble and use storage containers, that
when full are sealed and sent for recycling using the UPS pre-paid address
label that comes with each container. Recycling has never been easier.
Recycle a full container and a replacement will
automatically be reordered and sent to you. Track your progress and set goals
with live, visual reporting of the waste recycled at your facility. You’ll
receive official, online
Certificates of Recycling for download in your inbox
to stay in compliance and avoid costly fines.