News Releases

• Jamie Maclellan Assumes Graphics/Web Position

  CleanRiver February 15, 2012 CleanRiver™ Recycling Solutions, a division of Midpoint International, Inc., has named Jamie Maclellan to the newly created position of Graphic/Web Design Coordinator. He assumed this new position in the Marketing Services Group in January after serving in the Operations Department as Graphic Design Coordinator. He is now responsible for the production of all design work for Marketing as well as the management of all web content. Full story

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• CleanRiver Names Shuttleworth to Business Development Post

  CleanRiver January 24, 2012 CleanRiver™ Recycling Solutions, a division of Midpoint International, Inc., has named Todd Shuttleworth Business Development Specialist. He will be responsible for developing the reseller (distributor) program and will focus on increasing sales of recycling containers within the industrial and commercial markets. Full story

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• Arena and Stadium Recycling

  CleanRiver January 20, 2012 Aside from the experience of watching a game, the following could be said about sports fans who flock to arenas and stadiums. They eat, drink, and leave behind mountains of trash that could be recycled and composted. The issue of recycling and composting is a complex one and involves many stakeholders, including venue owners/managers, team tenants, government agencies and private trash hauling contractors. The range of solutions is equally broad. This white paper addresses the role of recycling container design and deployment as well as the value of signage in implementing and improving arena and stadium recycling and composting. Full story

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• Transition Recycling Containers Win People’s Choice Award

  CleanRiver December 09, 2011 CleanRiver is honored to be recognized with a 2012 Top Products Award from Building Operating Management. We’re especially proud to be nominated by building and facility executives as a favorite out of 560 participating products. Twenty years of working with our customers to fine tune their recycling programs has been engineered into our new line of Transition Configurable Recycling and Waste Containers to offer unprecedented flexibility in a compact footprint. Full story

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• Tim Hortons launches new "Cup-to-Tray" recycling program in Nova Scotia

  October 20, 2011 Over the past two years, Tim Hortons has been working with Scotia Recycling Limited to collect cups at all 156 traditional Tim Hortons restaurants across Nova Scotia and deliver them to Hantsport-based paper product manufacturer CKF Inc. Initially cups were blended with other waste papers and made into a variety of paper products, helping divert Tim Hortons cups from municipal landfills across the province. Now, Tim Hortons and CKF have established a process that converts the cups into take-out trays used at Tim Hortons restaurants and other products, effectively closing the loop on the company's hot beverage cup recycling process in Nova Scotia. Full story

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• Tiny Green Trash Can Helps Office Make Big Gains In Recycling

  CleanRiver October 17, 2011 Graybar, a leading North American distributor of electrical, communications, data networking and security products, has dramatically improved recycling rates and made significant cuts in waste disposal costs – thanks in part to a tiny trash can. Full story

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• Clean River Helps Lockheed Martin Increase Recycling and Composting

  CleanRiver October 14, 2011 In 2010, Lockheed Martin’s Space Systems Company (SSC) implemented a recycling and compost program at its facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area. The program originated from a goal set in 2007 to reduce total waste to landfill by 25 percent by 2012, using 2007 as the baseline year. This initiative was implemented to support Lockheed Martin’s corporate philosophy that environmental stewardship is integral to the success of the company. Full story

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• Configurable Recycling Containers Support Recycling at Every Step

  CleanRiver October 11, 2011 Transition™ TPM containers are designed so businesses, institutions and government agencies may implement recycling programs at their own pace and can easily and cost effectively adjust to inevitable changes. “The name Transition is significant because the same container can be used at all stages – from a first step collecting trash or bottles and cans to a full multi-stream recycling and composting program,” said CleanRiver President Dave Jarrett. Full story

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• New Configurable Recycling Station Meets Changing Requirements

  CleanRiver September 13, 2011 CleanRiver™ Recycling Solutions, a division of Midpoint International, Inc., has introduced waste and recycling stations that make it easy to implement recycling programs and adjust to future changes. Transition™ TRH Series Configurable Recycling and Waste Stations use stream-specific, interchangeable opening plates and moveable internal dividers to accept multiple types of recyclables in a single unit that is easily configured – and reconfigured – to meet current and future waste stream requirements. Full story

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• CleanRiver™ Recycling Solutions – Mixed Materials Unit

  CleanRiver August 24, 2011 A quick-service restaurant client based in New York City owns several upscale restaurants. They were looking at implementing a new waste management system made from sustainable material and looked to the CleanRiver™ design engineers for ideas. After testing a custom recycling station made from recycled plastic lumber with multiple streams and featuring a Corian® counter top for the opening plates, the team decided they’d like to take the challenge one step further. Full story

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