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    The State of Connecticut, through its Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority ("MIRA"), seeks proposals for the Operation, Maintenance and Optional Future Development of four transfer stations located in Hartford, Torrington, Watertown and Essex ...

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    Ordinance language

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    Hi All, Do anyone have any ordinance language for people put out debris once a hurricane watch or warning is in place? ------------------------------ Leon Pinder S.C. City of West Palm Beach Sanitation Superintendent West Palm Beach FL ------------ ...

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    Through multiple conversations in procurement, labor was one of the reasons many stated as to why they can not begin to manually sort items out of a stream. I am looking into a way to do a webinar to discuss these topics and would like to start the discussion ...

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    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report on fires started by lithium-ion batteries at waste management facilities on July 28.  EPA's analysis found that at least 245 fires occurred at recycling centers, landfills, and other waste ...

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    Hi all,  I am the CEO and Co-founder of Rezzi and we are developing an autonomous platform called SmartCan. SmartCan automates the residential task of taking trash to the curb. We hope to decrease the variability of where cans are placed at the curb, ...

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    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.