by Dan Trujillo | Dec 2, 2025 | Chain of Custody, College Campus, Colleges, Consumer Engagement, Contamination, Contamination Prevention, Data Collection, Data Management, Innovation, Listening, PET, Recycling, Recycling Data, Recycling Stream, rPET, Stakeholders, Sustainability, Venues
If you ask most people, they will tell you they recycle. They place bottles and cups in the recycling bin and assume those materials are getting a second life. Reality is more complicated. Across campuses, stadiums, offices, and cities, 30% to 50% of what enters a...
by Jailyn Bloodworth | Nov 12, 2025 | Consumer Engagement, College Campus, Contamination, Contamination Prevention, Data Collection, Data Management, Innovation, PET, Recycling, Recycling Data, Recycling Stream, rPET, Sustainability
When Waste Wise Innovation first partnered with the University of South Carolina Upstate, both organizations shared a vision of a cleaner, connected, and circular campus recycling system. As the pilot progresses, that vision is being explored through on-campus...
by Jailyn Bloodworth | Oct 3, 2025 | Consumer Engagement, Colleges, Contamination, Contamination Prevention, Data Collection, Data Management, Innovation, PET, Recycling, Recycling Data, Recycling Stream, rPET, Sustainability
Waste Wise Innovation is proud to partner with the University of South Carolina Upstate to launch a groundbreaking pilot program that will bring connected, data-driven recycling infrastructure to campus. Through this initiative, USC Upstate is deploying Material...
by Dan Trujillo | Jun 11, 2025 | Contamination, Contamination Prevention, Data Collection, Innovation, PET, Recycling, Recycling Data, Recycling Stream, rPET, Sustainability, Waste Management
As organizations and communities strive for greater sustainability, connected recycling bins are transforming waste operations. By combining fill-level sensors, barcode scanning, and data analytics, these units reduce contamination at the source, eliminate overflow,...
by Dr. Leotis Bloodworth | May 16, 2025 | Recycling, Aluminum, EPR, Extended Producer Responsibility, PET
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is rapidly changing the landscape for beverage container manufacturers in the United States. But what exactly is EPR, and how can your company navigate these new regulations? What is EPR? EPR shifts the responsibility for...
by Jailyn Bloodworth | May 9, 2025 | Chain of Custody, Contamination, Contamination Prevention, Data Collection, Data Management, PET, Recycling, Recycling Data, Recycling Stream, rPET
Most plastic bottles and aluminum cans in the U.S. can be recycled, but many aren’t. The reason? Contamination and poor sorting prevent billions of food-grade containers from being turned back into new products. The Problem: Good Materials, Wasted Nationally, only...
