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10 Things You Need to Know For the Waste & Recycling Industry Today (July 17, 2014)

2014-07-17 16:39:00| Waste Age

A new report authored by Columbia University researchers examines recycling rates and waste generation by state between the years 2008 and 2011, and finds that if all MSW landfilled in 2011 was diverted to waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, it would supply enough electricity to power 13.8 million homes. At least 2,500 tons of coal ash and sediment removed from the Dan River are now in a Person County landfill, which completes three months of clean-up following the third largest coal ash spill in U.S. history. Demolition on the old Houston-Love Memorial Library is underway, but many of its parts and pieces wont be going to a landfill. Anywhere from 40 percent to 60 percent of the metals, bricks and wood that formed the 71-year-old structure could be reused and recycled. These are among the 10 things you need to know today from around the waste and recycling industry. Content Classification:  Curated read more

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