2019 SWANApalooza

Contamination: “You Got Chocolate in My Peanut Butter!” (Room 200)

Some people will recall the vintage (1970s!) TV ad for Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. One person would exclaim, “You got your peanut butter on my chocolate!” and the other would exclaim, “You got your chocolate in my peanut butter!” For these complainers, pure product is better than a mixture. That’s the case with recyclables—processors demand purity and are less forgiving these days about contamination. In this session, learn how organizations in the public, private and nonprofit sectors are attacking the contamination challenge.