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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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    Newly released! The Environmental Protection Agency published Report No. 21-P-0130: EPA Helps States Reduce Trash, Including Plastic, in U.S. Waterways but Needs to Identify Obstacles and Develop Strategies for Further Progress  In this report see ...

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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.