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Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic-makers used recycling as a fig leaf

Recycling "does not solve the solid waste problem," the head of a plastics trade group said in 1989, around the time the industry was launching... The plastics industry has worked for decades to ...
Sun Sentinel

A salute to Broward’s solid waste master plan | Letters to the editor

One of the first meetings I was asked to attend as a new League of Women Voters of Broward County member was when Arcadis explained its analysis of Broward’s solid waste and recycling problem, in ...
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Tennessee lawmaker proposes solid waste task force to tackle growing trash problem

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The state’s largest landfill is nearing capacity; one lawmaker wants to form a solid waste task force to tackle Tennessee’s growing trash problem. Rep. Bryan Terry ...
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Strong solid waste policies proposed

SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday said the observance of Zero Waste Month underscores the urgent need for stronger policies to address the country’s mounting solid waste problem, including the ...