Weekly Compactor (long overdue, I know!)

This week in trash news:

A cost-benefit analysis of state requirements to recycle electronics finds that the four states with such programs are making money for all involved, suggesting that a national plan would make megabucks.
DSNY offers New Yorkers unlimited free compost made from the leaves collected by the city last year.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act turns thirty.
Bhutan gets $24.6 million from the Asia Development Bank to improve it’s solid waste and water treatment infrastructure.
Filipino President calls for a greener country.
An Indiana town council proposes “sniff tests” before stinky mega-farms can be built in their county.

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5 Responses to “Weekly Compactor (long overdue, I know!)”

psychocandy Says:
Saturday, October 28, 2006 at 8:36 am | Reply
The free compost is a fabulous idea! Here in Chicago, the Park District offers free Christmas tree recycling. When you drop off your tree at one of 22 parks in the city, you receive, in exchange, a year’s supply of Blue Bags (the trash bags the city issues for recyclable trash collection). Some years, they have given away mulch in addition to the bags.

http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/events.detail/object_id/cf7efa64-75f8-4e6b-b079-5baf7adc6bbd/instance_object_id/90f6e3dc-4bdc-4fdb-a78e-78c8c1f65e74.cfm

Of course, this is only an incentive to those people who can be bothered to sort their recyclables from their trash, as it is not (yet) mandatory in the city.
psychocandy Says:
Saturday, October 28, 2006 at 8:37 am | Reply
Ooh, I apologize for what that link did to your lovely page! Please feel free to edit my posting and delete that.
everydaytrash Says:
Saturday, October 28, 2006 at 11:47 am | Reply
No worries, psychocandy, I’m all for tracking back!

They make Christmas trees into mulch at the little park in my neighborhood (and probably at bigger parks around town), too. Now that you mention it, I wonder if you get to keep the mulch or if it goes into the parks. My guess is both.
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