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The Stanolind Recycling Plant was in operation as early 1947. [32] Another early recycling mill was Waste Techniques, built in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania in 1972. [citation needed] Waste Techniques was sold to Frank Keel in 1978, and resold to BFI in 1981. Woodbury, New Jersey, was the first city in the United States to mandate recycling. [33]
The Massachusetts Bottle Bill (Mass. Bills H.2943/S.1588) is a container-deposit legislation dealing with recycling in the United States that originally passed in the U.S. state of Massachusetts in 1982 as the Beverage Container Recovery Law. Implemented in 1983, the law requires containers of carbonated beverages to be returnable with a ...
Waste determination is the process by which a particular material is classified as a "waste" subject to regulation. [1] The question can become quite complicated, as for example determining whether a some material is "hazardous waste" under the U.S. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
Residents can purchase green Brockton trash bags to put out unlimited trash, according to the city website. Bags can be purchased at local retailers, City Hall, the Recycle Depot or online. A roll ...
Solid Waste Tree, Based on Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, United States Environmental Protection Agency. Solid waste means any garbage or refuse, sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or an air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial ...
Local laws governing plastic bag use in the United States State/Territory Jurisdiction Passage date Effective date Effect Alaska: City-Borough of Anchorage: August 2018: September 2019: Plastic bag ban, 10 cent charge for paper bags. [note 1] [18] [19] City of Bethel: July 2009: September 2010: Plastic bag ban. [20] City of Cordova: November 2015
The Boston City Charter is a series of State statutes which codifies a system of rules for the government of the City of Boston, Massachusetts. The Charter is not a typical city constitution but rather a series of amendments, General Court rulings, and case law which form the basis of government.
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