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Plastic Trash Found Arctic Ocean, Likely Forming Sixth Garbage Patch

2015-10-29 13:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Not even the Arctic Ocean is safe from marine pollution. In a study published last week in the journal Polar Biology, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Germany found marine litter on the surface of Arctic waters. #Plastic #litter makes its way north to the #ArcticOcean: https://t.co/9Bjy4EofNI pic.twitter.com/rmBP7lLaE4 -- Green Atom (@greenatomnet) October 23, 2015 It was the first litter survey conducted north of the Arctic Circle, and...

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Mr. Trash Wheel cleaning up Baltimore

2015-10-21 17:44:24| Solid Waste & Recycling magazine Headlines

Since May 9, 2014, it's removed 331 tons of waste, collecting as much as 38,000 lbs. in a single day The post Mr. Trash Wheel cleaning up Baltimore appeared first on Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine.

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Atkins to have new trash hauler

2015-10-21 09:05:23| Waste Management - Topix.net

The City Council unanimously approved a bid during Tuesday's regular meeting from Lee's Trash Service of Russellville to serve as the trash hauler for Atkins for the next two years. Lee's Trash Service submitted a bid of $11.13 per customer.

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Emanuel Agrees to Limit Chicago Trash Pickup Fee Increases

2015-10-20 21:03:00| Waste Age

Chicago Tribune Mayor Rahm Emanuel has agreed to temporarily limit increases to the controversial new trash pickup fee he wants to charge Chicago households as he tries to build broader support for his bad-news budget. read more

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