Weighing In On Regulations

Posted: March 20th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Good Recycling Practices, Recycling History, Sustainability, Urban Mining | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

When we started our business in 1990, the work was more physical and the regulatory environment was less intrusive. Today, we have more equipment to handle the physical load but we are surrounded by a sea of regulations involving such policy areas as human resources, occupational health and safety, the environment, taxation and so on. While perhaps well intended for the most part, they are difficult to navigate and often questionable in their language, intent and execution.