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2. Ecolego - Wikipedia

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   Ecolego was co-founded by Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) [3] [4] [5], the authority in Sweden responsible for the regulation of radioactive waste management and disposal, and NRPA [6], the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority. The software was initially developed as a complementary user interface to create compartmental models in ...

3. Waste management - Wikipedia

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   Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. [1] This includes the collection , transport , treatment , and disposal of waste, together with monitoring and regulation of the waste management process and waste-related laws , technologies, and economic ...

4. San Francisco Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance

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   In 1988, San Francisco's Solid Waste Management Program set diversion goals, calling for a 32 percent reduction in the city's waste stream by 1992 and 43 percent by 2002. However, in 1989, the California legislature preempted San Francisco's goals by passing the Integrated Waste Management Act (AB 939), which set waste reduction goals of 25 ...

5. California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery

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   As director, Smithline led efforts on waste reduction and recycling as well as oversight of waste disposal in order to protect public health and the environment. Before becoming director, he served as the department's assistant director for policy development since 2011, [ 14 ] and, previously as the Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs at ...

6. How much trash are you contributing to the environment each ...

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   In honor of Earth Day, let's talk trash. The average American, you might be surprised to learn, produces nearly five pounds of trash per day — most of it made of up of recyclable items including ...

7. Blue box recycling system - Wikipedia

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   The blue box recycling system (BBRS) was initially a waste management system used by Canadian municipalities to collect source separated household waste materials for the purpose of recycling. The first full-scale community wide BBRS was implemented in 1983 by the waste management contractor Ontario Total Recycling Systems Ltd. (a subsidiary of ...

8. Environmental Protection Department - Wikipedia

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   The Environmental Infrastructure Division, responsible for planning, developing and managing waste disposal facilities, such as strategic landfills, refuse transfer stations, and a chemical waste treatment centre. The division is also responsible for implementing programmes to reduce waste generation and for regional and local planning for ...

9. Zero waste - Wikipedia

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   In 2008, Zero Waste was a term used to describe manufacturing and municipal waste management practices. Bea Johnson, a French American woman living in California, decided to apply it to her 4-person household. In 2009, she started the blog Zero Waste Home, and in 2010, was featured in The New York Times. [16] [17]