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New York City Bans Polystyrene Containers, Requires Some Food Waste Diversion

2013-12-20 16:45:00| Waste Age

New York City has passed a ban on Styrofoam containers and a law requiring large food waste generators to compost that material.a read more

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Landmark Ruling Rejects Disastrous Water Diversion Project in Nevada and Utah

2013-12-12 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: In a landmark decision released yesterday, Senior Judge Robert Estes of the Seventh Judicial District Court of Nevada rejected the Nevada state engineers 2011 allocation of approximately 84,000 acre-feet of ancient groundwater a year to the Southern Nevada Water Authority for export to Las Vegas. The decision is a huge blow to the Water Authoritys plan to suck massive amounts of water out of the Nevada-Utah desert to feed urban sprawl in and around Las Vegas. Cave Lake State Park in White Pine...

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WDO waste diversion award honours datacall manager

2013-11-19 14:09:00| Solid Waste & Recycling magazine Headlines

Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO) has announced the creation of the Ron Lance Memorial Award, in honour of a longstanding WDO employee who made a significant contribution to Ontario's recycling community.

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