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Holyoke navigates recycling challenges

The Municipal Posted on August 17, 2023 by Janet PattersonAugust 17, 2023
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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 →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged august 2023, recycling, The Municipal, waste & recycling

Why cities are tossing out their recycling programs

The Municipal Posted on August 15, 2023 by Julie YoungAugust 15, 2023
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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 →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged august 2023, recycling, The Municipal, waste & recycling

Scottsburg chooses a sequence batch reactor for new wastewater treatment plant

The Municipal Posted on August 9, 2023 by Nicholette CarlsonAugust 9, 2023
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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 →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged august 2023, The Municipal, waste & recycling, wastewater

Helping your community shine: Hosting successful cleanup days

The Municipal Posted on August 7, 2023 by Denise FedorowAugust 7, 2023
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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 →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged august 2023, cleanup, The Municipal, waste & recycling

PAYT reduces waste, saves money

The Municipal Posted on August 3, 2023 by Kevin KilbaneAugust 3, 2023
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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 →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged august 2023, The Municipal, waste, waste & recycling

Pothole Patching: Self Performing vs Contracting It Out

The Municipal Posted on August 1, 2023 by Michael BlakeAugust 2, 2023
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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 →

Posted in Featured Articles, On the cover | Tagged august 2023, From the Cover, pothole patching, The Municipal, waste & recycling

Santa Maria implements commercial recycling program

The Municipal Posted on June 8, 2023 by Julie YoungAugust 2, 2023
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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 →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged february 2023, recycling, The Municipal, waste & recycling

Recycling: There’s an app for that

The Municipal Posted on January 24, 2023 by Dani MessickAugust 2, 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 →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged october 2022, recycling, The Municipal, waste & recycling

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

The Municipal Posted on August 25, 2022 by Julie YoungAugust 2, 2023
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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 →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged august 2022, clinics, The Municipal, waste & recycling

Water Reuse Project preserves precious Oklahoma resource

The Municipal Posted on August 20, 2022 by Jodi MarlinAugust 2, 2023
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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 →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged august 2022, The Municipal, waste & recycling, water

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

The Municipal Posted on August 16, 2022 by Nicholette CarlsonAugust 2, 2023
waste

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 →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged august 2022, The Municipal, waste, waste & recycling

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