Though the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend autoclaving (a form of sterilizing) or incinerating the waste as a surefire means of destroying the microbes, burning infected waste is effectively prohibited in California and banned in at least seven other states. Medina County Solid Waste District officials are rewriting much of their five-year plan in response to criticism from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. A group of North Valley residents are organizing to fight the placement of a transfer station. These are among the 10 things you need to know today from around the waste and recycling industry.
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