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The waste-to-energy system will be able to convert up to 4 tons of mixed waste a day into a pure syngas to fuel a generator.

This national effort will kick off on St. Simons Island in Georgia.

Since the government shutdown began, the National Mall in Washington, D.C., has been scattered with trash near the Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol.

The proposed legislation would allow BIC to bar union officials from representing sanitation workers if they are found to be “lacking good character, honesty and integrity,” reports ProPublica.

Consideration of results from a traffic study for the proposed site is on hold pending the completion of repairs to a bridge near the site.

The Deltona County City Commission unanimously voted to suspend the city’s recycling program due to the rising costs of curbside recycling.

Burns & McDonnell will develop and support implementation of an integrated solid waste management plan for the city.

Fed up with the impacts of the partial government shutdown, two lawmakers collected the garbage from Bay Area national parks and delivered it to the White House.

If the Senate confirms Wheeler’s appointment, his responsibilities wouldn’t change. Without the confirmation, however, he may have been limited to 210 days as acting chief.

The 33-year-old sanitation driver, who drove off after hitting the woman, has been suspended. DSNY is investigating.