Inner city recycling and composting

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The Resource Center, a non-profit organization in Chicago's South Side has been turning unwanted materials and recyclables into useful resources for almost thirty years. It has also been providing jobs for inner city residents. The Center provides curbside collection of recyclables and about 300 'recyclables scavengers' bring recyclables to the Center's dropoff site. It also composts horse manure from police stables, grass and leaves from the residents and landscapers and food waste from restaurants.

Evaluation, Waste management, Recycling (Waste, etc.), Recycling, Animal waste, Animal wastes

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Single stream MRF comes to New England

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Vermont's Chittenden Solid Waste District has converted its Williston materials recovery facility to single stream recycling via specialized equipment. This enables residents and businesses to place all recyclable items into one collection container rather than separating them out into paper, glass, metals and plastics.

Production management, Vermont, Usage, Resource recovery facilities, Recycling equipment

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Composting helps manage avian bird flu outbreak

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Composting was selected as one of the carcass and manure management options, when poultry population in a region of British Columbia was affected by avian bird flu. Six broiler-breeder farms and five layer farms were involved in on-farm composting of manure from birds that tested positive for avian flu.

United States, Environmental aspects, Control, Chicken cholera, Composting

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