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A really bad piece of 2021 legislation in Virginia – ‘Advanced Recycling’
The 2021 Virginia legislature passed a really bad compromise piece of “environmental” legislation. They swapped a styrofoam ban for extremely polluted air, water, and land. Instead of…
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Incinerator Misinformation – Pyrolysis & Gasification
This misinformed effort to pretend that some types of incinerators aren’t incinerators has been laid to rest repeatedly, but the confusion still persists. The numbers below in brackets (e.g., )…
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Zero Waste Stories – It works!
I have provided links that anyone interested in Zero Waste might want to view. Take a look and learn! This is an operational pyrolyzer somewhere in the world. It shows…
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Op Ed in the Free Lance-Star
Don’t make county an incinerator guinea pig. Date published: 6/12/2014 ON MAY 27, the Free Lance-Star pub- lished an article by Vanessa Remmers titled “Landfill Facing $228K Shortfall.” Current landfill revenue does…
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Radioactive Fracking waste winds up in landfills, or worse
Oilfields are spinning off thousands of tons of low-level radioactive trash as the U.S. drilling boom leads to a surge in illegal dumping. The waste is a byproduct of…
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Alachua FL, Organics Recycling Facility Feasibility Study
http://www.alachuacounty.us/Depts/PW/Waste/Documents/Alachua%20Organic%20Recycling%20Report%20FINAL%207%2022%2010.pdf As a follow-up to the February study, this report provides detailed analysis of organics recycling. It lists recommendations and schematics for instituting a financially and logistically…
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Alachua, FL Waste Composition Study
http://www.alachuacounty.us/Depts/PW/Waste/Documents/AC_Report_Feb_2010_2.pdf After precisely determining the composition of waste in Alachua County, the study provides concrete solutions to increasing waste diversion through recycling. It also describes solutions to increasing recycling program…
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FLORIDA ENERGY BILL HB7243
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=44660 This Florida Energy Bill (2008) requires municipalities to reduce landfill disposal of waste by 75%. It encourages alternative Energy and “green” industry technologies, in addition to…
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Alachua Organic Recycling Report, July 2010
As a follow-up to the February study, this report provides detailed analysis of organics recycling. It lists recommendations and schematics for instituting a financially and logistically feasible facility that…
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Alachua (Florida) Waste Composition Study, Feb. 2010
After precisely determining the composition of waste in Alachua County, the study provides concrete solutions to increasing waste diversion through recycling. It also describes solutions to increasing recycling program…
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