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Interesting and fun statistics on the Municipal Solid Waste industry.
A regional solid waste operation partners with a railroad to move trash without increasing traffic.
A computerized distribution system lets farmers control from their computer, smartphone, or iPad how much water they use and when.
In 1992 Vinton, Va. --in partnership with the city of Roanoke and Roanoke county-- became one of the first cities in the United States to use existing railroad tracks to transport solid waste from its transfer station to a landfill.
Revenues suffer when sustainability messaging is effective. Here's how one solid waste enterprise fund balances the books.
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Another life lost in the course of duty
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A Southeastern solid waste operation doubles revenue by recycling glass into mulch, road salt.
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Department-devised containers avert wildlife-human conflict.
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Getting manufacturers involved in managing hazardous household waste.