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  • I agree with you on so many aspects.  Though our industry does require a lot of interactions, the paradigm has greatly shifted on how we interact.  But the principals of decency and interactions of treating others as we wish to be treated have not changed.  ...

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    The State of Connecticut, through its Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority ("MIRA"), seeks proposals for the transportation and/or disposal of up to four hundred and thirty thousand (430,000) tons of Municipal Solid Waste ("MSW") annually, ...

  • Congratulations to Class of 2021!  You have collectively survived perhaps the most socially disruptive time in our nation and world history.  You have navigated a path forward during a global pandemic, an identification of the need for a commitment to ...

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    Mr. Mullis: I am not in a position to address your issue of waste pick-up, but I can offer some suggestions in terms of the disposal of the organic waste that you mention (grass, leaves, brush, compostable paper bags) and even food waste. Instead ...

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    Hi John, I am the Solid Waste Manager here at the City of Milford in Delaware. When legislation changed some years back, no longer allowing the co-mingling of trash and yard debris, we went directly to the 95/65 gallon yard waste roll cart.  Initially, ...

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  • Stemming the Tide Campus Guide

    SWANA continues our promotional partnership with Campus Race to Zero Waste (formerly RecycleMania) to share "Stemming the Tide: Taking Action on Campus Against Plastic Pollution."  Published by the National Wildlife Federation, Stemming the Tide is for students, clubs, resident advisors, staff, and faculty to use as a resource to get started and tackle plastics on campus.