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Denver Lags Other Cities When It Comes to Recycling, Composting Policies

2015-10-05 15:20:00| Waste Age

The Denver Post While West Coast cities are diverting more than 60 or even 70 percent of their household waste from landfills with aggressive recycling and composting rules, Denver has yet to notch 20 percent. read more

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A Look Inside a Successful Composting Pilot in Charlottesville, Va.

2015-10-01 08:17:00| Waste Age

Tucked in a rolling luggage carrier, frozen in 13-gallon compostable bags and layered in buckets, Charlottesville residents have been creatively toting their food waste to the popular City Market every Saturday since April in a collaborative composting pilot that has diverted nearly 5,500 tons of waste from landfills. read more

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Oakland and Waste Management Propose Cheaper Composting Rates for Restaurants

2015-09-24 21:12:00| Waste Age

East Bay Express In response to Oakland restauranteurs' protests against massive rate increases for composting under the city's new waste contract, city officials and the private contractor Waste Management have agreed to lower businesses' fees for disposing food waste. read more

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The Future of Composting and Organics Recycling

2015-09-16 19:29:00| Waste Age

The future of organics management in the U.S. was a central theme at the third Annual Composting and Organics Recycling Conference at WasteExpo. read more

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