"With state and local responses varying greatly, some have mused whether a federal approach could be required to help stabilize the domestic recycling situation. Trade associations have been urging federal agencies for more attention, and hope springs eternal that potential infrastructure investment could trickle down to the industry, but what if officials (elected or otherwise) actually took this up as a prime economic issue?"
"Any ship that is sunk with a loss of life, especially those that fell during sea battles in WWI and WWII, are always considered war graves and cannot be"
"For a unit of measurement that carries so much weight with policymakers, press and the public, it's remarkable how little agreement there is around the best way to calculate recycling rates."
"We truly have a cornucopia and mixed bag of calculations, what counts and what doesn't count, and how they count it," said Myles Cohen, president of Pratt Recycling, during an Aug. 22 WasteCon panel. "We're not even close to having a universal measure yet."
"Cohen's MRF Summit panel, and a newly adopted SWANA technical policy, helped to further develop the framework for this ongoing discussion last week in Nashville, Tennessee."
"Did that recycling amount account for contamination? Did it include yard waste, e-waste, C&D, household hazardous waste or material sent to WTE facilities? Are cities, counties or states using the same standard measurement practices that would allow for clear comparisons? Are those numbers coming from top-down estimations or bottom-up reporting, à la the Environmental Protection Agency vs. Environmental Research & Education Foundation data discussion?"
"On 4/13/18, the Albany County Legislature voted in 23 - 13 favor of a bill to expand the ban on Styrofoam so that the ban will now cover all eating establishments in the county. Now we need Albany County Executive Dan McCoy to sign the bill. Please sign this petition so we can present it to him then forward the petition to everyone you know in Albany County and post on all your social media. Thanks--we are almost there!"
Until about 15 years ago, most school busses were painted using lead chromate which is a mixture of hexvalent chromide and lead. Durable and rust resistant yes, but very toxic yes too.