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Re: Gov. Markell Proposes Statewide Curbside Recycling, At No Additional Cost

rick.mey...@milwaukee.gov (Rick Meyers) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:54:50 UT

What struck me the most was the statement that funds are intended to
cover startup costs only, yet the Gov. claims there will be no
additional cost to residents. Is there no support for the on-going
collection or processing costs? If not, what does the bottle-fee
money fund once all the startup costs are covered?

Sacramento Bee Op-ed: SF Mayor Newsom & Teamster Director Morales Talk Zero Waste instead of Landfills and Incinerators

ana...@no-burn.org (Ananda Lee Tan) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:34:57 UT

Happy New Year To All!
Checkout this excellent op-ed by SF Mayor Gavin Newsom and Teamster
Waste & Recycling Division Director Bob Morales!
Also, see the opposing view presented by Sierra Energy CEO Mike Hart,
and make sure to respond with comments!
[link]

Garbage Dreams in Chestertown

ricanth...@aol.com (Richard Anthony) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:04:34 UT

NEWS bureau FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
contact: ERIC MILLS
(v) 410.810.7408 (f) 410.810.7150
emil...@washcoll.edu [link]

A World Without Waste

CHESTERTOWN — Everybody in the world makes waste and Americans alone dump 4.6 pounds of trash per person per day, according to the E.P.A.’s most recent figures. “More than half of that garbage ends up in landfills or is incinerated,” says Ford Schumann, director of Infinity Recycling in Chestertown.

Garbage Dreams screenings in communities nationwide

mollyrmur...@gmail.com (Molly Murphy) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:19:31 UT

Free screenings of the Oscar short-listed documentary Garbage Dreams are
happening nation wide this month. The film follows three Zaballeen boys
doing their part to turn a century old recycling tradition into a twenty
first century green job revolution: Check to see if its showing in
your area<[link]>or

NPR on Zero Waste!

g...@garyliss.com (Gary Liss) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:07:02 UT

Just heard that today's "Marketplace" segment on National Public Radio will be on Zero Waste!
In Sacramento, that will air @ 3 pm PST.
Gary Liss
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

RE: [Zero Waste-San Diego] Colbert Report tonight - Charles Moore - Sailing the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

stephanie.bar...@earthresource.org (stephanie) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:12:55 UT

Hi All

Capt Charles Moore will be on the Colbert Report (Comedy Central) tonight
usually airs at 11:30 pm.

Tune in!

Stephanie Barger, Executive Director
Earth Resource Foundation
P.O. Box 12364
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
949-645-5163
[link] <[link]>
stephanie.bar...@earthresource .org

SWANA submits comments on proposed Clean Air Act changes

jat...@yahoo.com (James Travers) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:03:41 UT

FYI,
Jim Travers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SWANA submits comments on proposed CAA changes
Jan. 6 -- The Solid Waste Association of North America is concerned with a proposed federal rule that would subject a large number of solid waste disposal facilities, including landfills, to the Clean Air Act.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule would cover facilities with emissions over 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalents annually. The rule would require the sites to obtain permits and show they are using "best available control technologies" to minimize emissions, SWANA said.

Charles Moore - Sailing the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

ricanth...@aol.com (Richard Anthony) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:58:17 UT

[link]

Re: [GreenYes] Gov. Markell Proposes Statewide Curbside Recycling, At No Additional Cost

amul...@dca.net (Alan Muller) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:50:06 UT

Hi John. Yes, it is interesting. This came as a
surprise to us--we had no input into it. We
don't know much about it yet--especially whether
there is a thought-out, costed-out program behind
this press release, or not. I don't feel
comfortable with the apparent phase out of
container deposits. Generally Markell is only

Gov. Markell Proposes Statewide Curbside Recycling, At No Additional Cost

john.rei...@att.net (John Reindl) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:12:42 UT

Hi Alan ~
This is interesting.
Wisconsin has had mandatory recycling for over a dozen materials since
the mid-90's. The law covers all generators, all the time. Thus, it is
not just households, but it includes businesses, government offices,
churches, schools, parks, etc. And it is not just the people who work at

Accessing GRRN conference presentations

pled...@hardwickpostandbeam.com (Lynne Pledger) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:49:05 UT

The GRRN conference power points are a great resource for all of us,
but are a little hard to find on the web site. Go to GRRN.org home
page, and click on "ZW conference." This page looks just like it did
before the conference, but now if you click on "conference agenda" you
will find two icons by each presentation listed--two different

Re: Prions from animal carcasses and composting

csco...@verizon.net (Craig) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:21:17 UT

Ann:
My understanding is that composting will not inactivate prions.
Please see this Journal Article --
"Prions: Novel Pathogens of Environmental Concern?", Joel A. Pedersen,
Katherine D. McMahon, Craig H. Benson, ASCE 2006
Journal of Environmental Engineering, V 132, N 9, P 967-969
"Prions are extraordinarily resistant to most treatments that

[Del. Gov.] Markell Proposes Statewide Curbside Recycling, At No Additional Cost

amul...@dca.net (Alan Muller) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:37:51 UT

For Release: Immediately
Contact: Brian Selander 302-252-7860
Markell Proposes Statewide Curbside Recycling
For All In Delaware, At No Additional Cost
Proposal Would Change Bottle Deposit System
Gov. Jack Markell Tuesday announced a “universal
recycling” proposal to bring curbside recycling
to every home and business in Delaware without

Prions from animal carcasses and composting

schneider...@juno.com (schneiderann) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:33:42 UT

HI:
Just curious if any of the composting professionals have research on what
would happen to compost if the feedstock say from restaurant food waste
contained prions (DNA segments that are not destroyed by heat). The
prions might be coming from meat that has the mutated DNA.
Ann
Ann Schneider
Millbrae, CA 94030

Re: EPA to Hold Public Hearing on Air Quality Standards for Sulfur Dioxide

janetsma...@gmail.com (Janet Smartt) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:00:19 UT

To Comment:
The comment instructions are in the fact sheet on the proposed sulfur
dioxide standards. I've cut and pasted them here. The comment deadline
is Feb. 8.
[link]
HOW TO COMMENT
o EPA will accept comment on the proposal for 60 days after