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Diversion Rate
Diversion Rate: - The percentage of waste materials diverted from traditional disposal such as landfilling or incineration to be recycled, composted, or re-used. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Diversion Rate:: |
Compton Bulletin,Because it did not meet the diversion rate on time, the city was under a state-mandated compliance order and schedule from 2000 through 2006.
Waste Collectors May Become Trash Cops - Jul 31, 2008
FoxReno.com,..."San Francisco is making it easier than ever to participate in recycling collection programs, and our new 70% diversion rate is proof of our commitment a
UC Davis surpasses other UCs with highest recycling rate - Jul 6, 2008
The California Aggie Online,R4 Recycling's efforts are showing promising results with over 90 percent recycling rates at football games and UC Davis hitting a 60 percent diversion rate
Niagara and Hamilton put incineration - Jul 20, 2008
Newsdurhamregion.com,Meanwhile, Durham Region's diversion rate is 51 per cent, with top-performing municipality Whitby at 61 per cent. The Region has a 70-per cent waste
Niagara, Hamilton nix garbage plan Waste diversion from landfills ... - Jul 15, 2008
Niagarathisweek.com,...landfills at present through such things as recycling, but Niagara's regional government wants that diversion rate to increase to 65 per cent by 2012.
Whitby and Clarington weigh - Jul 10, 2008
Newsdurhamregion.com,In March, Whitby challenged Clarington to see which community would achieve the highest waste diversion rate in 2008. Whitby had a 68 per cent diversion
Six receive DKMM awards for recycling - Aug 1, 2008
Marion Star,This is the first year that DKMM awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for 20 percent diversion rate at curbside recycling. The Village of Mount Gilead and
Audit proves Ballarat ratepayers are waste wallies - Jul 30, 2008
Ballarat Courier,Currently the city diverts less than half that target, with the audit showing only a 30 per cent diversion rate. Group chairman Stephen Jones said the audit
Gillies Lake gets green facelift - Jul 31, 2008
Timmins Daily Press,..."We want to improve participation and help achieve a 60- per-cent waste diversion rate," Tam said. "The provincial (long-term) goal is 60 per cent and we
Thefts of recyclable items rising - Jul 29, 2008
Ventura County Star,Camarillo pushed its diversion rate above 50 percent in 2002, according to the California Integrated Waste Management Board. State lawmakers are considering
County shares details from Boulder trip - Jul 17, 2008
Frederick News Post (subscription),In 2006, the last year for which data is available, the county's recycling rate was 36 percent with a waste diversion rate of 39 percent.
Santa Cruz Resource Recovery Program deemed outstanding - Jul 21, 2008
Register Pajaronian,With the many recycling opportunities and pay-as-you-throw rates Santa Cruz has achieved a 62 percent diversion rate below 1991 disposal tonnages.
Dump the New Garbage Plans? - Jul 21, 2008
TheTyee.ca,The core of Metro Vancouver's waste management strategy is to reach a 70 per cent diversion rate by 2015. That means that 70 per cent of the region's waste
Recycling plan working - Jul 24, 2008
Independent and Free Press,...“While the final waste diversion rate needs to be averaged over the full calendar year, early reports indicate Halton Region is on our way to achieving the
City landfill a landmark - Jul 16, 2008
The Barrie Examiner,Thanks to an aggressive recycling program, the city residential diversion rate has increased to 47 per cent from 36 per cent just three years ago.
New mammoth blue bins boost recycling rates - Jul 8, 2008
TheBulletin.ca,The revenue generated by the new system will fund significant new diversion initiatives designed to drive the city's overall diversion rate to 70 per cent.
AMO wants companies to pay for cleanup - Jul 5, 2008
London Free Press,...study found garbage disposal in Ontario rose in 2006 to 10.4 from 9.8 million tonnes. At the same time, the waste diversion rate decreased by one per cent.
Still too much going to landfill - Jul 28, 2008
Welland Tribune,No wonder our diversion rate is not moving. Half of the drivers I rode with didn't even go by the region's bag limit. Whatever was there, I had to throw in.
Running on empty? - Jul 14, 2008
Chicago Sun-Times,The diversion rate overall has increased every year since 2002, according to a published report. Chicago sports radio host Marc Silverman, 36,
Town May Require Clear Trash Bags; - Jul 21, 2008
Owen Sound Sun Times,The provincial recycling diversion rate is 38 per cent. Owen Sound residents in 2007 diverted 48 per cent of garbage by recycling.
Grocery store to receive enviornmental certification - Jul 11, 2008
Inside Toronto,Currently, Loblaw's national waste diversion rate is 45 per cent, but the company has a goal of 70 per cent diversion with this new store expected to be
Eco-friendly details added to festival line up - Jul 6, 2008
Detroit Free Press,Officials said today the event was on track to hit an 80% “diversion rate� – meaning four-fifths of Rothbury refuse was headed for composting and recycling,
City dump plan moving forward - Jul 15, 2008
The Barrie Examiner,Since 2005, the residential diversion rate has increased to 47 per cent from 36 per cent. This project will be paid for through property taxes and user fees
SB COUNTY RECOGNIZED - Jul 24, 2008
Santa Ynez Valley Journal,...“In 1995, our diversion rate was only 30 percent. Today, the county is at 69 percent — making us one of the leaders for waste management recycling in
Advanced Plasma Power expands team with new appointments - Jul 23, 2008
Materials Handling World Magazine,Less than 1% of feedstock is sent to landfill - the highest landfill diversion rate of any available technology. Recent analysis has shown that Gasplasma
Tour de Fat - Jul 22, 2008
Tahoe World,The waste diversion rate goal for this year is 95 percent. All musical acts will perform on a solar-powered stage, trucks and transport utilize B100
DIVERSION RATE STALLED AT 40% FOR PAST FOUR YEARS - Jul 12, 2008
Welland Tribune,At the Pelham Farmers Market on a mild summer's evening, dozens of people picked up cherries, raspberries, honey, plants, flowers, cheese, humus wraps and
New City of Toronto Blue Bins boost recycling rates - Jul 7, 2008
Canada NewsWire (press release),The revenue generated by the new system will fund significant new diversion initiatives designed to drive the City's overall diversion rate to 70 per cent.
Ontario recycling less than other provinces - Jul 10, 2008
Canoe.ca,In 2006, garbage disposal in Ontario rose to 10.4 million tonnes, an increase of 4%, while the waste diversion rate decreased by 1%, to 2.3 million tonnes.
Union City changes course on plastic-foam ban - Jul 9, 2008
The Argus,Union City's diversion rate is 64 percent, Green said. Business interests argued that switching to compostable cups and food containers wouldn't
Fiction fuels frivolous food fight - Jul 9, 2008
Rocky Mountain News,WASTE REDUCTION: Through recycling, composting and other waste minimization efforts, strive to exceed the 35% national waste diversion rate throughout the
Providence Trauma Program Receives Recognition - Jul 6, 2008
KHTS Radio,The Holy Cross trauma center, the second busiest in the county, has managed to keep its diversion rate to other emergency centers to a very low 2 percent,
WeHo Businesses Face 40% Trash Cost Increase - Jul 21, 2008
WeHo News,The stated goal of these moves is to increase “the City's diversion rate, [which] could increase from the existing 56 percent to approximately 61 percent by
Shared incinerator trashed? - Jul 11, 2008
Hamilton Spectator,Last year's diversion rate was 42 per cent. The two municipalities had spent about $1.5 million on WastePlan from 2004 until talks recessed last August.
Putting the squeeze on trash - Dec 1, 2007
Globe and Mail,...(The diversion rate, the amount of waste that does not end up being shipped to landfill, currently stands at about 40 per cent.) Under the new policy,
Two-bag waste limit proposed - Dec 1, 2007
Niagarathisweek.com,...revealed by waste management officials this summer that the city won't meet its 65 per cent diversion rate from the Glanbrook Landfill site by 2008.
Between a rock and greener place - Nov 22, 2007
Dundas Star,Hamilton's diversion rate has drastically improved from an anemic 18 per cent in 2000, to a respectable 40 per cent this year. But it isn't enough.
'It is disgusting how much stuff we throw away' - Nov 15, 2007
Globe and Mail,The tower, which holds 1500 workers and includes employers not affiliated with HBC, had achieved a 96.5-per-cent waste-diversion rate.
Students turn trash into high art - Nov 28, 2007
Amador Ledger-Dispatch,..."Amador County reached a 65 percent diversion rate from landfills this year," she said. "People here are pretty active recyclers and I get a lot of calls
Construct Canada sets green example for construction industry - Nov 30, 2007
Journal of Commerce,The co-operation of show attendees, exhibitors and convention centre staff in 2005 produced a 95 per cent diversion rate of all waste associated with the
Campus seeing recycling boom - Nov 16, 2007
Currents,Right now, the diversion rate at UCSC is about 32 percent. To accomplish the increased diversion rate, "we're working to add equipment and staff and looking
City leadership stuck on the trash heap - Nov 20, 2007
Bakersfield Californian (subscription),..."I don't know that we should be mandating until the state has its foot on our back driving a diversion rate," said Councilman Zack Scrivner.
Green Municipal Fund Commits $90000 to the Regional District of ... - Nov 28, 2007
HazMat Management Magazine,...collection program to approximately 50000 single-family residences would result in a greater than 60 percent overall diversion rate of all waste.
SJSU promotes recycling despite challenges - Nov 15, 2007
The Spartan Daily,San Jose currently maintains a waste-diversion rate of 62 percent according to City Hall. Lowsitisukdi said he does not have to separate his recyclables
SWACO accepting grant applications - Nov 21, 2007
ThisWeekNews,In order to be a Smart Community, a city must either have a waste diversion rate of 30 percent or commit to working toward that rate.
Cyclocross News Roundup - November 15 2007 - Nov 15, 2007
Daily PelotonAt the first series event in Louisville the zero waste efforts yielded a 75.6% diversion rate which translates to saving 2 trees, 918 kilowatt hours of
Two Cents Worth: Every man, woman & child in Mason & Smith Valleys ... - Nov 22, 2007
Reno Gazette Journal,This diversion rate provides enough water to irrigate roughly 15000 acres. Assuming the major crop produced is alfalfa, the average value of crops produced
My Turn: Compost: A solution, not a problem - Nov 7, 2007
BurlingtonFreePress.com,By comparison, San Francisco's diversion rate is nearly 70 percent. Elsewhere, there are cities, provinces and entire countries where all compostable
Recycling makes dollars, not just sense - Nov 7, 2007
El Dorado Hills Telegraph,A diversion rate is calculated by looking at all waste generated compared to what is recycled, and therefore diverted away from the landfill, said Downey.
Vets Care in Crisis - Nov 10, 2007
Daytona Beach News-Journal,The diversion rate for Bay Pines VA Medical Center in St. Petersburg: 13 percent. Civilian hospitals divert patients, too. A survey of 840 hospitals by the
Week in review - Nov 10, 2007
Bakersfield Californian (subscription),...plans to join Kern County in promoting the optional service beginning in January, and will look into other options for increasing the area's diversion rate.
Resorts outline global warming response - Nov 9, 2007
Summit Daily News,Copper has also improved its waste stream diversion rate from 14 percent to 26 percent by boosting the availability of recycling bins and upping collections
Recycling program squashed - Nov 7, 2007
Bakersfield Californian (subscription),..."I don't know that we should be mandating until state has its foot on our back driving a diversion rate," Scrivner said. The state currently requires that
It's in the bag - Nov 5, 2007
Toronto Sun,We believe we can get our diversion rate up from 43% to 60% or more by next year with this program and the Green Cart program we're starting in April," Carr
RAIL Solution Hears From Norfolk Southern On Truck Diversion Study - 24 Aug 2007
Rockbridge Weekly,...for a 60% diversion rate; however, NS is looking at a minimal start-up using existing technology of 30% with the goal at a final buildout of 60%.
A few clouds - 24 Aug 2007
Niagarathisweek.com,Thorold has almost doubled its diversion rate from 2003 at 34.6 per cent and 2004 at 36.7 per cent, said Catherine Habermebl, associate director of
Paul Case sorts out colored glass bottles at the Regional ... - 24 Aug 2007
The Eureka Reporter,Eureka’s diversion rate is 44 percent, according to the city’s Web site. And for the average recyclers in the service area, Loughmiller said the addition of
Report indicates no impact to ground or surface water near ... - 24 Aug 2007
Stoney Creek News,Ms. Goodger confirmed Hamilton wants to extend the life of the Glanbrook Landfill site to as much as 65 years if the city can increase its diversion rate
Recycling, yard waste diversion rate reduced - Aug 16, 2007
Paradise Post,The board will reconsider the diversion rate in one year. The board was considering a proposal that would've required a 25 percent diversion followed by a
Bike for the environment at Tour de Fat - Aug 21, 2007
Boise State University The Arbiter Online,Tour de Fat’s volunteers and staff help to compost and recycle all waste materials and were able to result in an 85 percent diversion rate in 2006.
City weighs user-pay trash pickup; Officials hope fee for garbage ... - Aug 10, 2007
Orillia Packet & Times,Orillia's waste-diversion rate is hovering around the 50 per cent mark, noted Greg Preston, superintendent of waste diversion for the city.
Wasteful habits - Aug 9, 2007
Welland Tribune,Ranking last is Welland, with a woeful 38.7 per cent diversion rate. There is no question residents in the Welland area have a lot of work to do on this
New Belgium Brewing's World Famous Cycling Circus 'Tour de Fat ... - Aug 15, 2007
PR Web (press release),Volunteers and staff help compost and recycle waste from each tour stop, resulting in an overall waste diversion rate of 85% in 2006.
City keeping garbage bag promise - Aug 2, 2007
ChronicleHerald.ca,A few years ago, Halifax Regional Municipality had the highest waste diversion rate of any municipality in Canada. The diversion rate is the percentage of
Haulers vie for contracts - Jul 31, 2007
Santa Monica Daily Press,On top of that, City Hall, under its Sustainable City Plan, requires a diversion rate of 70 percent by the year 2010. That means of all the garbage
Los Gatos stepping up to stop global warming as mayor signs ... - Jul 31, 2007
San Jose Mercury News,The town has also upped its recycling, or solid waste diversion rate, to 56 percent, she explained. Some of the "green" actions the town staff is analyzing
Dispelling popular myths; it's easy to recycle - Aug 15, 2007
Jamestown Press,The current goal set by the state for each city and town is a diversion rate of 35 percent or higher, and the majority of cities and towns fall short of
Palo Alto Creek Hearing Set - Aug 2, 2007
Fredericksburg Standard,...•Increase the diversion rate from 1.89 cfs (cubic feet per second) to 5.79 cfs. •Add an existing off-channel reservoir as a part of the irrigation system.
Landfill matches population growth - Aug 12, 2007
Daily News Journal (subscription),Tennessee has a 49 percent "diversion rate," which means anything that might have gone into a landfill but is sent somewhere else. What most consumers think
Roses and Thorns - Aug 11, 2007
Welland Tribune,According to stats compiled in eight Niagara municipalities, Welland's trash diversion rate ranks last at 38.7 per cent, well behind regional leader Thorold
Health Study Finds Surprising Results About Poverty - Aug 5, 2007
San Fernando Valley Business Journal Online (subscription),By increasing their number of beds and improving treatment room processes, “the emergency room diversion rate is going down, falling from 32.5 percent in
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