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I recently had the pleasure of attending the Sustainable Brands ‘22 conference in San Diego, California. Joined by my colleagues Tess Riley and Matt Rosenfeld, it was an informative event with the team attending speaking sessions that left us inspired to implement new ideas that drive innovation through positive environmental impact.  The discussions at Sustainable … Continued

Almost every product we buy comes in some form of packaging, and most people don’t think about where it might end up once it is discarded. If packaging is not properly disposed of, there can be serious consequences. When we throw packaging in the trash, we lose the natural resources it contains. There is such … Continued

It’s official. Rubicon’s 2022 Trick or Trash™ campaign was our most successful so far, sending 5,000 candy wrapper recycling boxes to schools, independent businesses, and community organizations in all 50 U.S. states. For the fourth consecutive year, Trick or Trash provided custom, easy-to-assemble mail-back recycling boxes to be filled with discarded candy wrappers. Trick or … Continued

Rubicon’s mission is to end waste. One priority in this mission is improving the waste management operations of cities and municipalities across the United States.   To this end, Rubicon’s integration with Samsara is vital to accomplishing this goal. Rubicon’s Senior Vice President of Smart Cities, Conor Riffle, spoke with Samsara’s Senior Director of Product Management, … Continued

Enabling the Organics Recycling Renaissance: Lessons from those Generators, Haulers, and Processors that are Rising to the Occasion Ryan Cooper, Vice President of Circular Economy Solutions at Rubicon, will detail the ways in which generators, haulers, and processors are evolving to make organics recycling efficient, profitable, and sustainable. Ryan will also describe in detail how … Continued

At RUBICONSmartCity™ Next Summit 2022, Minerva Tantoco spoke about her tenure as New York City’s first Chief Technology Officer from 2014 to 2016. She reflected on her experience pioneering New York’s push to become a smart city, discussed the intentional strategy she used to approach technological innovation, and explained how that shaped her team’s projects. … Continued

RUBICONSmartCity drives innovation in government, bringing the next generation of fleet technology to solid waste and heavy-duty fleet operations across the country, all while creating more efficient and sustainable communities.  In May 2022, Rubicon hosted the inaugural RUBICONSmartCityTM Next Summit at our New York City headquarters. This year, the Summit will be even bigger and better with exciting RUBICONSmartCity, RUBICONProTM, … Continued

Barriers and Opportunities to Improving Recycling Across Sectors Ryan Cooper, Vice President of Circular Economy Solutions and Organics Recycling Lead at Rubicon, will be speaking on a panel at GreenBiz 23. The session will be moderated by Sarah Dearman, Chief Innovation Officer for The Recycling Partnership. Other panelists include: The panelists will discuss the importance of … Continued

Streamlined Operations and Citizen Engagements for Better Public Services Hurst Renner, Sr. Director of Public Policy and Smart City Partnerships at Rubicon, will be speaking at Geotab Connect 2023 along with Mahanth S. Joishy of the City of Madison, Wisconsin, and Chris Jackson of Geotab. Hurst’s presentation will detail the benefits, features, capabilities, and technical … Continued