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Recycling: There’s an app for that

The Municipal Posted on January 24, 2023 by Dani MessickJanuary 24, 2023
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The city of Tampa, Fla., has a new app to help cut waste and promote the reuse of just about anything. Tampa Trash and Recycling, as a part of the city’s Spring it Forward campaign in March, showed residents that … Continue reading →

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Fix-it clinics offer residents the chance to renew rather than repurchase

The Municipal Posted on August 25, 2022 by Julie YoungAugust 25, 2022
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When it comes to environmental responsibility and reducing our collective carbon footprint, communities are quick to promote the three Rs of sustainability: reduce, reuse and recycle. But what about the fourth R — repair? The fix-it shop, once a staple … Continue reading →

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Water Reuse Project preserves precious Oklahoma resource

The Municipal Posted on August 20, 2022 by Jodi MarlinAugust 19, 2022
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Nine years ago, the Lynn Lane Wastewater Treatment Plant in Broken Arrow, Okla., was using 220,000 gallons of potable water per day in its processes. Through a new sustainability process called the Water Reuse Project, it has gone from using … Continue reading →

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Love Food, Fight Waste promotes community education to enact positive change

The Municipal Posted on August 16, 2022 by Nicholette CarlsonAugust 16, 2022
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Working with Table to Table in various aspects and programs over the years, it was natural for Iowa City to reach out to the organization once more when looking for ways to increase food waste diversion within the community. Jane … Continue reading →

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Beautifying cities by removing litter

The Municipal Posted on August 12, 2022 by Beth Anne Brink-CoxAugust 12, 2022
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Those of a certain age might remember a public service announcement from 1971. The Clio Awards-winning spot was named one of the top 100 advertising campaigns of the 20th century. This unforgettable spot, most commonly referred to as the “Crying … Continue reading →

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Engaging the community key to success for waste and recycling issues

The Municipal Posted on August 2, 2022 by Denise FedorowAugust 2, 2022
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Getting public input on municipal projects is generally a good idea, but sometimes city officials might shy away from it for a variety of reasons. With waste and recycling, the officials we spoke to said community engagement is the key … Continue reading →

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Somerville’s three-way mattress recycling win

The Municipal Posted on June 24, 2022 by Dani MessickJune 24, 2022
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A city in Massachusetts with a history of pioneering recycling efforts has again developed a program to ease the effects of sustainability policies on its residents. Massachusetts’ mattress waste ban will go into effect Nov. 1. The ban is part … Continue reading →

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Cycling toward the circular economy

The Municipal Posted on June 15, 2022 by Lauren CaggianoJune 15, 2022
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Sustainability has many faces in 2022. In the case of Boulder, Colo., a bike tire recycling program is taking shape that holds great promise in encouraging residents to enter into what’s known as a circular economy and abandon linear “take-make-waste” … Continue reading →

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Sacramento diverts methane through recycling organic waste

The Municipal Posted on March 24, 2022 by Lauren CaggianoMarch 24, 2022
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California has long been known as a leader in environmentalism, and one city is maintaining that distinction with another key move to reduce food waste. In accordance with a new statewide mandate, SB 1383, the city of Sacramento on July … Continue reading →

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ASU business school helps create real-world solutions to business problems

The Municipal Posted on August 16, 2021 by Nicholette CarlsonAugust 16, 2021
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Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business has teamed up with a few different businesses and organizations over the years to help create real-world solutions for various problems.           Kevin Dooley, distinguished professor with ASU’s W.P. Carey School of … Continue reading →

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Municipalities move to automated trash collection

The Municipal Posted on August 13, 2021 by Denise FedorowAugust 13, 2021
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More and more cities and towns are making the switch to automated trash collection and doing so for a variety of reasons — current price decreases and labor issues among them. Some trash collection is performed by city employees while … Continue reading →

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