Storytelling Wins Charlotte, North Carolina SWANA Award
The health of our communities is dependent on the health of our environment. This is the message that Charlotte, NC, is sending to residents as part of a campaign to reduce pollution and waste – a campaign that was so effective that the Solid Waste Association of North America recently recognized Charlotte’s contribution to the […]
Chapter 4: Web Accessibility is Law, and The Right Thing to Do
Sometimes, technology can surprise even us. Years ago, we received an unsolicited thank-you email from an older couple who had been really struggling to keep on top of their new waste collection schedule. The email came from a woman with macular degeneration, who described herself as “nearly blind”, and her husband, who suffered from Alzheimer’s […]
Chapter 5: Government Data Ownership and Privacy
People care about their privacy. Government services are meant to be consistent and safe. Unsolicited marketing and scams make people very upset. When companies don’t keep data private, there can be real consequences. Technology companies must be extra vigilant with privacy, and government agencies must pay attention to vendor privacy policies. Unfortunately, procurement processes don’t always cover […]
Chapter 6: Web Security Considerations: Keep your Systems Safe
Trusted security must be a requirement for all government software tools. Unfortunately, it’s hard for everyone to know what good security and privacy look like. Evaluating privacy and security doesn’t have to be complicated. And it starts with one key question… What can happen if your security fails? The simplest reason to have good security […]
ReCollect Supports Recycling Partnership in Delivering Grants for Education
Today, Recollect is proud to support The Recycling Partnership as it announces the recipients of its Steve Thompson Memorial Education Grants program. This brings more than 50 recycling professionals from across the U.S. to Minneapolis for the 2017 Resource Recycling Conference to further their recycling education. At the end of 2016, The Recycling Partnership released […]
Recycling Authority Wins Michigan Award for Recycling Education with ReCollect
The Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County (RRRASOC) has won an award for Excellence in Recycling from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. ReCollect tools are featured for innovation and reporting. At RRRASOC, Tracy Purrenhage and Michael Csapo make sure residents and municipalities know how to recycling right. RRRASOC is a municipal solid […]
Chapter 7: Navigating the Procurement Process
What happens when you contact a software provider for a quote? If you’re purchasing a government SaaS product, you should expect to speak with a vendor a few times. At first, they will likely ask a few high level questions to confirm there is a place to work together. At ReCollect, you should expect your […]
Community-Based Social Marketing in Waste Communications
At ReCollect, we spend a lot of time researching how best to communicate with residents about collection schedules. Ryan, one of our waste communication specialists, is a fan of Community-Based Social Marketing (CBSM), and has done a lot of research into it. In Western North America, Ryan says, municipalities are adopting CBSM because of its […]
Jenny Awarded Waste 360’s 40 under 40 Award
Jenny English, in our sales department, has had a great 2017 so far. She was promoted to the Eastern Territories last quarter, hit her one-year anniversary at ReCollect this month, and in a few weeks will be awarded Waste360’s 2017 Waste 360’s 40 Under 40 award on stage at WasteExpo in New Orleans. [Update! Waste360 […]
Columbia, South Carolina, Wins Carolina Recycling Association Award
Carolina universities have thousands of recycling bins. They have instructional web pages and beautiful recycling guides. Some campuses even have on-site waste coordinators to make sure students are recycling right. On campus recycling rates are high. Off campus, things are not as easy. Although universities supply information about local regulations, students still struggle to keep up […]
