When Carl Rossi started his new job in January 2023 as director of public works in Holyoke, Mass., one of his tasks was to reboot the city’s recycling program. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Holyoke, a city of 38,000 on the … Continue reading →
Reduce, reuse, and repurpose. For most Americans, it’s a concept that has become a force of habit, and over the past four decades, communities across the U.S. have embraced the environmental and financial benefit of implementing recycling programs as part … Continue reading →
In the 1980s, the state of Indiana encouraged cities to test out new technology for wastewater treatment plants. Cities were given money to try out a continuous batch reactor. By the time Mayor Terry Amick of Scottsburg, Ind., took office, … Continue reading →
We all want to feel pride in our communities, and sometimes, that takes a little motivation or assistance from city and town officials. Holding community-wide cleanup events — whether that be large items collections, hazardous waste collections or coastal beach … Continue reading →
If you can drag your trash to the curb and it goes away, you don’t really have skin in the game, said Chip Chesley, general services director for the city of Concord, N.H. If you pay by the bag to … Continue reading →
Pothole patching is one of those jobs no one necessarily looks forward to doing. Without sugarcoating it, pothole patching is a tough, dirty job and usually last on the list of municipal priorities. But with that being said, pothole repair … Continue reading →
In an effort to help businesses and multifamily complexes comply with state recycling mandates and improve the community’s environmental footprint, the city of Santa Maria, Calif., has implemented programs to educate the public and give them the tools they need … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
