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New York Challenged Businesses To Cut Their Waste In Half -- It Actually Worked
2016-07-11 13:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: New Yorkers just got one more thing to brag about. Over the course of five months, more than 30 major businesses in New York City managed to cut in half the amount of trash they churn out ? making the huge, humming metropolis a little less wasteful. Businesses participating in Mayor Bill de Blasio's "Zero Waste Challenge' have diverted over 35,000 tons of garbage away from landfills and trash incinerators since February, according to a release from the mayor's office on Monday. Most of that...
Portland, Ore., Bans Demolitions to Cut Construction Waste
2016-07-08 06:06:16| Waste Age
The Portland, Ore., city council has passed a law banning the demolition of homes built on or before 1916. read more
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Waste Management Wins New Contract with Lockport, N.Y.
2016-07-08 06:06:16| Waste Age
The Lockport, N.Y. town board awarded a three-year refuse and recycling contract to Waste Management. read more
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Brooklyn Park Gets Composting Stations for Dog Waste
2016-07-07 05:05:42| Waste Age
Williamsburg East River State Park has been outfitted with two cedar wood stations housing dog waste buckets, which are actually compost bins. read more
NC Solid Waste Authority Receives Praise During OSHA Inspection
2016-07-07 05:05:42| Waste Age
The Henderson County Solid Waste Department received high praise during an inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Division of the N.C. Department of Labor. read more
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