Other Solid Waste

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Other Solid Waste: - Recyclable nonhazardous solid wastes, other than municipal solid waste, covered under Subtitle D of RARA. (See: solid waste.)
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Plastic bags a perpetual threat to human life  -  04 Aug 2008
The Post,...of human life and amenities as long as recycling mechanism is not adopted by the government on the future of plastic and other solid waste material.

Solid waste workers disciplined for thefts  -  Jul 29, 2008
Record-Searchlight,In the course of looking into allegations against Miralles, investigators hired by the city discovered that more than two dozen other solid waste workers

Composting Green Waste Could Make Environmental Sense  -  Jul 9, 2008
Gazette Newspapers,Second District Councilwoman Suja Lowenthal asked for the study on green waste — organic trash that currently is lumped in with other solid waste.

Nigerians look to Salem for trash disposal solutions  -  Jul 25, 2008
OurValley.org,...second-largest city, with a population of 16 million – is also generating mountains of plastic bags and bottles, paper, glass and other solid waste.

Plans for a Kittitas Valley compost facility unveiled  -  Jul 14, 2008
Daily Record,She said county general fund tax dollars will never be used for the compost facility or other solid waste services operated by the county.

Waste official resigns in Wake  -  Jul 9, 2008
News & Observer,Cooke said he is still in the process of making decisions about other solid waste employees beyond Reynolds and Wittig. He said he expects to complete the

City conserves fuel  -  Jul 10, 2008
Belmont & Mount Holly BannerNews,It means that Belmont residential customers will now have their yard debris, refuse furniture and other solid waste picked up once every other week instead

Harrison: McMahon garbage plan stinks  -  Aug 1, 2008
BrooklynPapers.com,Before the waterfront location can be used as a temporary way station for plastic, glass and other solid waste bound for out-of-state landfills,

Thursday, July 24th 2008  -  Jul 24, 2008
Virgin Islands Daily News,Also, a 2009 Department of Interior grant for $3.4 million will fund other solid waste projects not required for compliance with orders, she said.

Town Departments Weigh In On Proposed Plastic Bag Ordinance  -  Jul 11, 2008
Westport-News,...but on a voluntary basis and with residents having to bring appliances to the transfer station for separation from other solid waste.

News report of 16.07.2008  -  Jul 16, 2008
Girodivite,The bigest consumers of Wood (wood fuel, wood waste, other solid waste) in 2006, were the Households with share of 92.05% and the rest goes to Other

Board seeking to license salvage yards  -  Jul 17, 2008
Brainerd Daily Dispatch,Licensing salvage yards appeared to be a more effective tool than using Cass' existing land use ordinance or other solid waste control methods,

County, city near waste deal  -  Nov 19, 2007
Charlottesville Daily Progress,Charlottesville and Albemarle County are close to signing off on a short-term agreement funding recycling, trash and other solid waste services.

Court approves changes to payroll tax ordinance  -  Nov 20, 2007
Central Kentucky News Journal,Taylor County's other solid waste coordinator is Debbie mcnear. - Rogers told magistrates they have been given a preliminary jail budget in their monthly

Residents want EPA to block project on old dump  -  Nov 12, 2007
Reno Gazette Journal,They initially told the newspaper and city officials that the location was more of a trash heap for old appliances and other solid waste than it was a

West Mountain Capital Corp. and Phase Separation Solutions Inc ...  -  Nov 30, 2007
Market Wire (press release)...ps2's business is the thermal treatment of soil, sludge and other solid waste impacted with chlorinated hydrocarbons such as pcbs, dioxins/furans and

Chang-On International Inc Expects to Enter New Market, Benefiting ...  -  Nov 7, 2007
CNNMoney.com...over 400 million tons of carbon dioxide and waste dust emissions, and reducing a total of 16 million tons of fly ash and other solid waste.

AG's Office files order with District Court  -  Nov 29, 2007
KUAM.com,The proposed order also states that the court does not oppose consideration of other solid waste options for GovGuam. In terms of federal receivership,

Teaming Up With the Enemy  -  Nov 12, 2007
U.S. News & World Report,By 1990, mcdonald's had replaced its iconic clamshell with recycled paper and, based on recommendations in the report, slashed other solid waste.

City Councilscope  -  Nov 14, 2007
Chattanooga Pulse,1 relative to Recycling and Other Solid Waste Services with the Orange Grove Center, which change order increases the contract amount by $30000,

Child drowns in garbage-covered drain  -  Nov 20, 2007
The News - International,Nawaz, a transporter, further said that quilts, pillow covers, polythene bags and other solid waste material was found in huge quantity during the rescue

Animals' death prompts calls for changes in department  -  Dec 1, 2007
Robertson County Times,The county employs two animal control employees, plus Arnold and his assistant, who also handle the management of the landfill and other solid waste issues.

NC lawmakers OK tougher landfill rules at last minute  -  Aug 1, 2007
Charlotte Observer,But Waste Industries and other solid-waste companies want to build large regional landfills that would bury trash delivered by truck, train and barge from

Waste transfer stations, roads and hospital top county's wish list ...  -  Aug 9, 2007
Valencia County News Bulletin,Other solid waste requests included $300000 to finish the Conejos Landfill closure and clean up and $750000 for a Conejos transfer station building.

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