The headline in London’s Daily Telegraph was blunt: “‘Green Fatigue’ Behind Falling Recycling Rate.” According to the story, recycling rates will fall in the United Kingdom for the first time in more than 10 years. As a result, Britain is not...
The front page of the just-released draft zero waste plan for my home state—Maryland—boldly announces its goal to reduce, reuse and recycle nearly all waste generated in the state by 2040. The draft certainly contains some admirable proposals. Yet...
Slightly more garbage in 2012 and slightly less recycling—that pretty much sums up the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently released report on municipal solid waste. The good news is that population growth outpaced garbage growth once...
Several years ago I started buying laundry detergent in “super concentrated” form. This new product had a number of advantages. For a start, less water was used to make the detergent. As an Okie, I can’t argue with anything that saves water.
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2014 will be an exciting year in garbage. We will see more privatization of solid waste services, more collection trucks...
Our industry is in the midst of unprecedented change. How much waste we make, what’s in it and how we manage it have evolved...
Earlier this year, I was the keynote speaker at a conference in Tulsa. I was able to take advantage of this opportunity to tour...
In 1987, the garbage barge sailed into history. Laden with more than 3,000 tons of New York City’s finest trash, the barge wandered down the East Coast and around the Caribbean unsuccessfully looking for a home. The barge sailed during a slow news...
By the slimmest of margins, voters in Fresno, Calif., overturned the city council’s decision to privatize garbage collection. The council was motivated by a $2 million budget deficit and its recent success in outsourcing commercial waste services...
New York City is now considering adding another hurdle to becoming a city sanitation worker. Before taking the written and physical tests for this job, applicants may also have to win a lottery that will determine who’s eligible to take those...