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2. The problem with leaf blowers, and what you can do instead - AOL

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   Gas-powered leaf blowers can register as high as 100 decibels at the source (the levels decrease with distance). Most electric models range from 59 to 70 decibels.

3. Waste Management, Inc. - Wikipedia

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   A WM trash collection truck in Toronto, Ontario. Video clip of WM trash removal operation, Ypsilanti Twp., MI A WM rolloff container in Durham, North Carolina. Waste Management, Inc., doing business as WM, is a waste management, comprehensive waste, and environmental services company operating in North America.

4. Waste management - Wikipedia

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   This practice may encourage disposal contractors to opt for the cheapest disposal option such as landfill rather than the environmentally best solution such as re-use and recycling. Financing solid waste management projects can be overwhelming for the city government, especially if the government see it as an important service they should ...

5. Bloomington encourages proper leaf disposal - AOL

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   BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — The City of Bloomington is asking its residents on Tuesday to do their part to properly dispose of leaves. According to the city, leaves should be piled at the curb to ...

6. Republic Services - Wikipedia

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   Republic Services, Inc. is a North American waste disposal company whose services include non-hazardous solid waste collection, waste transfer, waste disposal, recycling, and energy services. It is the second largest provider of waste disposal in the United States (as measured by revenue) after Waste Management .

7. Recycling in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Recycling materials waiting to be barged away on the Chicago River Trash and recycle bin at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Recycling statistics (ca. 2014) [16] with similar numbers as of 2015 [17] An average of approximately 258 million tons of trash is generated by the United States in 2014 34.6% was recycled; 12.8% was combusted for ...

8. United States Environmental Protection Agency - Wikipedia

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   The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters. [2] President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order. [3]

9. Browning-Ferris Industries - Wikipedia

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   BFI was founded in Houston, Texas.The company was initially known as American Refuse Systems, and it opened its first landfill in 1968. The company soon became the first waste hauler on the New York Stock Exchange, after purchasing the Browning-Ferris Machinery Company, and changing their name to Browning-Ferris Industries.