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Waste & Recycling News (May 1, 2008)
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Waste & Recycling Newsletter May 01, 2008 |
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San Francisco hits 70% city recycling rate
The city of San Francisco has chalked up a 70 percent recycling rate - the highest in the US diversion of waste, which includes recycling, composting, and re-use, has increased from 35 percent in 1996, to 70 percent today, Mayor Gavin Newsom announced last week. Diversion accounts for 1,415,159 tons of waste, or 70 percent of the total waste stream. `San Francisco is making it easier than ever to participate in recycling collection programs, and our new 70 percent diversion rate is proof of our commitment a zero-waste future,` said Mayor Newsom. The mayor now wants to pass a new law that will ... |
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US revises standards for hazardous waste combustion
The US Environmental Protection Agency issued the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for new and existing hazardous waste combustors on October 12, 2005. The April 8, 2008 amendments to this rule revise or clarify several compliance and monitoring provisions in the October 12, 2005 rule. In addition, these amendments correct several omissions and typographical errors. These changes are as follows: Finalizes a sunset provision for the interim standards for incinerators, cement kilns, and lightweight aggregate kilns; Clarifies the applicability of the particulate ... |
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