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5 min read

Switching Recyclers: What the First 90 Days Actually Look Like

Most businesses don't stay with a recycler because the service is great. They stay because switching sounds like a headache. Missed pickups, a baler...

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FV Recycling team members in safety vests at a cardboard baler conveyor in a commercial recycling facility

4 min read

Training Teams: How to Reduce Recycling Contamination with Simple Systems

Every manager has seen it. A cardboard bale with shrink wrap tangled through it. A coffee cup in the paper bin. A trash bag tossed in the baler at...

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Two recycling workers in safety vests toss plastic bottle caps above gaylord boxes of sorted rigid plastic for recycling

5 min read

Is It Recyclable? A Business Guide to What Commercial Recyclers Accept

Commercial recyclers typically accept five core material groups: cardboard (OCC), paper, industrial plastics like stretch film and rigid containers,...

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 FV Recycling trailer being loaded with baled cardboard by a skid steer during a commercial recycling pickup

5 min read

How Often Should a Business Schedule Waste Pickup?

Most commercial sites land on one of four schedules: weekly, twice weekly, every other week, or on-call. Most land on one of four container setups...

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FV Recycling team member in safety vest at a recycling facility.

4 min read

Understanding RISI's Geographic Regions for Recovered Paper Markets

If you've ever wondered how recycled paper prices are determined across North America, or why your OCC (Old Corrugated Containers) — the industry...

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Two FV Recycling employees evaluating paper in an FV Recycling hauler.

7 min read

Recycling Vendor Scorecard: How to Compare Recyclers Beyond Price

Price is the easiest thing to compare and the least predictive of what you'll actually spend. Across a year, missed pickups, cardboard baler...

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 FV Recycling team inspecting paper recyclables inside a trailer during a commercial waste audit.

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Commercial Waste Management: How Do You Audit Without Disruption?

A commercial waste audit doesn't require shutting down your facility or pulling supervisors off the floor. Pick one week, two waste streams, and a...

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FV Recycling bale route hauling truck transporting a container of cardboard collected from a commercial customer.

4 min read

Recycling Materials and Grades: Where Smart Programs Focus

The strongest commercial recycling programs concentrate on 2-3 high-value streams - typically OCC, stretch film, and aluminum cans - and route...

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Industrial recycling expert inspecting a baled cardboard load during a visual waste audit

5 min read

What KPIs Should We Track for an Industrial Recycling Program?

Industrial recycling programs often get reported with a single number - tons hauled, or dollars rebated, and that's usually where the trouble starts....

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Two FV Recycling team members in high-visibility safety vests inside a commercial recycling facility with baled materials and sorting equipment.

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Commercial Recycling Services: How to Evaluate a Partner for Multi-Site Operations

Commercial recycling proposals all look the same on paper. The difference shows up in year two --- when pickups get missed, reports go dark, and...

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