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Written by John Trotti I’m going to come at this in a backhanded fashion, referring first to a presentation made by Jeremy O’Brien, SWANA’s Applied Resources Foundation (ARF) director, at the association’s “The Road to Zero Waste” this past February. Focusing principally on the economic benefits of zero waste performance, he offered a number of local community benefits as offsets to what are by any measure daunting systems costs. Among these were such factors as: (1) retaining rather than exporting...... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Diversion, Management, Wastes
Written by Marc J. Rogoff, Greg McCarron, and Bruce Clark While organic materials (foodwaste and yardwaste) represent roughly about a quarter of the typical municipal solid wastestream, many of these materials have, up until recently, been disposed in landfills and waste-to-energy facilities. In recent years, many solid waste agencies and waste generators have looked to these organics as a feedstock for biogas-generating facilities or composting plants. Governmental regulations and technologies for...... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Diversion, Recycling, Wastes
By Thomas B Hadden III
As the nation continues to wrestle with diversion goals and recycling rates in solid waste management, the state of Iowa is in the midst of an experiment that values overall impact on the environment. Employing an environmental management system, solid waste management is being revolutionized to provide added environmental protection and to encourage safe and smart practices and programs. Like many states, the success of Iowa’s landfill agencies has been based on diversion. Measured against landfill acti...... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Diversion, Environment, Recycling
By John G Carlton
In the cellular world of solid waste systems, planning and management are where it all begins. Planning defines the goals and objectives, while management provides guidance and assesses success.... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Diversion, Management, Recycling
By Charles D Bader
Toyota Motor Sales USA’s headquarters in Torrance, CA, diverts every pound of its waste from landfilling. And its management isn’t satisfied yet—it intends to do more.... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Diversion, Management, Recycling