Collection Corner

Thoughtful travelers

The global travel industry is expected to grow 5.4 percent annually over the next 10 years, according to a study commissioned by travel company Amadeus IT Holding SA and published by Oxford Economics. To make the increasing number of international travelers aware of their environmental impact, Swissotel Hotels and Resorts, a group of luxury hotels worldwide, has put together an infographic detailing how tourists can recycle and reuse during their travels.

The infographic, designed by Jennifer Forbes, features a number of typical travel essentials, such as suitcases, towels, books and plastic water bottles, and offers benefits associated with recycling or reusing them. Plastic sunscreen lotion bottles also are highlighted as they are “a major source of plastic pollution and waste,” according to the infographic.

Regarding recycling, the infographic suggests to “always recycle the plastic sunscreen bottles you use” and notes that “plastics account for 80 percent of all floating marine debris in oceans worldwide.”

Visit www.swissotel.com/infographics/recycling-for-travellers to view the infographic in its entirety.

Clean content

Contamination is the opposite of clean and also one of the biggest threats to recyclables. Recyclebank, the New York City-based operator of an incentive-based recycling program, recognizes this.

In an effort to lessen contamination seen through curbside collection recycling programs, Recyclebank has launched a section of its website, www.recyclebank.com/contamination, where it shares informative content as part of its monthly educational initiative to inform everyone about the importance of recycling right. From quizzes and slideshows to infographics and articles, Recyclebank’s webpage dedicated to contamination education and the recycling process covers many topics for viewers to explore.

Decades of drive

A half-century. Five decades. Fifty years. No matter how you phrase it, Advanced Disposal truck driver Tony Barcellona is an icon in Davis Junction, Illinois.

Colleagues tipped their hats to Barcellona as he handed over the keys to the next generation of professionals when he recently retired after 50 years of service with the company.

Steven Rooney, general manager of Rockford, Illinois-based Advanced Disposal, says, “Advanced Disposal wishes Tony and his family another long and happy chapter together and thanks him for 50 years of a job well done.”

In addition to being a valued member of the Advanced Disposal family, Barcellona has been married to his wife for 41 years, and they have raised three children.

In his retirement, Barcellona says he looks forward to spending extra time with his six grandchildren and driving to and from the best local fishing spots—when he isn’t working on cars.