John Skinner, executive director of the Solid Waste Association of North America, expressed serious concerns regarding CFL dangers to workers who handle trash and recycling.
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Ms. Libner said the trash and recycling cans would have smaller slats and would be elevated from the ground, making it harder for rats to enter.
Mr. Calvanese said the large, almost cylindrical trash and recycling cans are "elegant, " with small letters (including the Alcoa name) and a simple design that reflects the park's benches.
Ms. Libner said the new trash and recycling bins will be moved from the center of grassy areas into main pathways where people walk, making it easier for trash to be picked up.
Some residents took to dumping their excess trash into their recycling bins, causing bottlenecks at a local recycling center.
Trash cans and recycling bins are being removed from certain areas of Washington's Metro subway system as a safety precaution.
For the first time, Central Park will have more recycling bins than trash cans, officials said.
His agency is looking at a range of ideas for boosting recycling and trimming trash.
In fact, in several stadiums they already have, moving the cups and plates to compostible versions and removing (yes, removing) 90% of the trash bins, replaced with recycling containers.
First and foremost, BigBelly trash bins compact trash using electricity produced by built-in solar panels, which allows each bin to hold about five times more waste or recycling compared to traditional trash bins.
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg last year set a goal of recycling 30 percent of the city's household trash by 2017, up from about 15 percent now.
In recent years, marathon authorities have designated volunteer "green brigades" not only to optimize recycling, but also to watch for anything suspicious in the trash receptacles set out specifically for the race, Mr. Rumbao said.
Approximately 1 billion trees worth of paper is thrown away every year in the U.S. Small choices add up, so keep paper trash in a separate waste can and make sure it finds its way to the recycling bin.
With their trash collection reduced to every other week, Portland households have had to hone their recycling skills or pay more for bigger garbage cans, which are provided by the network of private haulers who pick up the trash for the city of 583, 000.
We divert that much of our waste stream to recycling and actually make money on it instead of paying tipping fees to dump trash in the ground.
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Recycling rates there are two to three times America's, and the rest of their trash goes to waste-to-energy plants.
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