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10 Things You Need to Know for the Waste & Recycling Industry Today (September 7, 2014)
2014-09-08 12:33:00| Waste Age
The consultant hired by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources says the subsurface fire at the Bridgeton Landfill is expanding and moving closer to the radioactive West Lake Landfill. Waste Management is not giving up the Oaklands lucrative garbage contract without a fight. Employees of an Ohio landfill used primarily for disposing of toxic coal waste byproducts like coal ash were told that the waste was safe enough to eat and werent required to wear protective gear. 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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10 Things You Need to Know For the Waste & Recycling Industry Today (September 5, 2014)
2014-09-05 12:00:00| Waste Age
After 12 years of consecutive declines, last year the San Francisco sent more tons of trash to landfills than it did in 2012: 456,764 tons, or about three pounds per day per resident. Three years ago, Seattles City Council passed Resolution 31312, calling for zero net emissions by 2050, one of few cities crusading for this goal. Sweden has become so good at managing waste, they have to import garbage from the UK, Italy, Norway and Ireland to feed the countrys 32 waste-to-energy plants. 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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Houstons Artistic Recycling Trucks
2014-09-04 18:27:00| Waste Age
The Houston Arts Alliance and the City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department recently debuted six new art recycling trucks. read more
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10 Things You Need to Know for the Waste & Recycling Industry Today (September 4, 2014)
2014-09-04 12:17:00| Waste Age
A Helsinki company's U.S. subsidiary plans a $60 million plant in Louisiana to turn sugar cane waste into industrial sugars and biofuels. Smart Planet Technologies Inc. and printing and packaging distribution company PrintWinner have announced the commercial availability of designed-for-recycling paper hot cups. A federally-backed facility in Iowa started producing ethanol from corn waste products Wednesday, becoming the first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in the country to use corn waste. These are among the 10 things you need to know from around the waste and recycling industry. Content Classification: Curated read more
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10 Things You Need to Know for the Waste & Recycling Industry Today (September 3, 2014)
2014-09-03 12:30:00| Waste Age
The owners of the a Michigan landfill filed an application with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality seeking a hike in the radiation limit of materials it accepts and stores from the current 50 picocuries per gram up to 500 picocuries per gram. Govalytics, a sales and marketing tool, has compiled the top ten communities investing in waste. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says municipal bans on single-use plastic bags may violate state law. 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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