ORE – Recovered Materials markets recycled materials for businesses, community-based recycling centers, sheltered workshops and industrial sites to mills which process recovered materials into new products. We encourage our customers to develop strategies to grow their programs and increase volumes.
ORE has built a reputation on promoting quality of material, safety in the workplace and designing programs to fit the customer. Our goal is to create alternative opportunities for materials that can be captured from a waste stream and provide markets that are environmentally responsible.
On April 28th– April 30th and in the weeks and months leading up to it, ORE was very involved in the First Annual Arkansas Solid Waste Conference at The Arlington Resort Hotel and Spa in Hot Springs, AR. The Conference was hosted by the Arkansas Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) […]
On Tuesday, April 7, 2015, we were fortunate to attend the first annual Earth Month Business Conference in Memphis, Tennessee along with fellow Arkansas recycling professionals Cherie O’Mary from the Arkansas Recycling Coalition and Robert Hunter of ADEQ, who delivered an excellent overview of Arkansas recycling to the attendees. We found the conference to be […]
For the past year, maybe longer, I have followed the blog at JamesClear.com and find the insights on habit-forming and success very useful and applicable in the recycling business. I thought I would take a few moments this week to share a particular insight with our subscribers that can work wonders in one’s personal and […]
On Wednesday, March 11th, I had the privilege of attending the Arkansas Recycling Coalition’s Spring Recycling and Sustainability Summit at Virco Manufacturing in Conway, AR. The distinguished speakers offered up presentations chocked full of information that should be of interest to our friends across the region. Katherine Benenati, chief of the Public Outreach and Assistance […]
PAPER AND CARDBOARD THE AVERAGE AMERICAN USES 7 TREES PER YEAR IN PAPER & WOOD RECYCLING A STACK OF NEWSPAPER 3 FEET HIGH SAVES ONE TREE RECYCLE ONE TON AND SAVE: 17 TREES 4100 KWH (COULD POWER ONE HOME FOR SIX MONTHS) 2 BARRELS OF OIL 3 CUBIC YARDS OF LANDFILL SPACE STEEL (TIN CANS) […]
Clothing that is wearable or repairable, clean, dry, and free of mildew, grease or grime. MUST BE DRY AND CLEAN – DO NOT CLEAN FLOORS WITH THEM. THERE WILL BE REJECTIONS AND FREIGHT IS EXPENSIVE. Shoes accepted for recycling are: Ladies Men’s Children’s Walking Dress Tennis type shoe Shoes not accepted for recycling are: Heavy […]
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, approximately 33 percent of the municipal solid waste stream (MSW) is made up of paper and paperboard products. Paper makes up the largest portion of the municipal waste stream and is also the easiest to recycle. Recycling produces numerous direct and indirect benefits: Conserves resources Prevents emissions of […]
Different grades of fiber/paper that can be collected, baled and sold. The following grades will describe the paper that is being sought and the paper that would be considered a contaminate. Other material that contaminates all paper grades is: plastic, styrofoam, metals, waxed paper products. Contamination can give the mill the right to reject a […]
PLASTIC IS A TERM LIKE THE WORD FRUIT – IT MEANS A GROUP OF THINGS THAT HAVE SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS BUT ARE NOT THE SAME Pineapple – Apple; Bucket – Detergent Bottle; Clam Shell – Water Bottle #1/PET Water Bottles, Coke Bottles, Any Color #2/HDPE Natural & Color Milk Jugs/Vinegar jugs , Clothes Detergent Bottles, Folgers […]
Making a Bottles Only Program the Right One Recycling arrows don’t equal recyclability. Almost all plastic products are imprinted with a resin code – the small number enclosed by “chasing arrows.” In reality, this symbol means nothing about its recyclability!! Confusing? Yes. Misleading? Definitely, and deliberately! Much effort has gone into making people believe plastics […]