Good News Notes: “Litter cleanups organized by Haywood Waterways Association removed 7,885 pounds of trash from the county’s creeks and streams in 2019, said HWA Project Assistant Christine O’Brien.” “Contributing to the garbage collection were 268 volunteers, who participated in 26 cleanups between January and November, pulling 40 tires out of Haywood’s water as part…
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This Kitchen Gadget Turns Waste Into Energy
Good News Notes: “A gadget that’s the size of a trash and can heat your home, with everything from dirty diapers to empty chip packets, is currently being trialled in the UK.” “Spencer was frustrated with a system that essentially saw ‘a refuse vehicle doing 6 miles to the gallon running on fossil fuel, to…
Wickford Wombles: Town's litter-pickers driven by 'community spirit'
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-49181235
Countries see Japan’s trash-to-energy plants as solution to garbage woes
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/06/25/Countries-see-Japans-trash-to-energy-plants-as-solution-to-garbage-woes/5561561481250/
Rubber chicken, stat!
Dedicated members of the community turned out for the latest Napa River cleanup to find lots of items, some surprising, most expected. Among the regular array of cigarette butts, plastic, and trash were found a bicycle seat, driver’s license, pay stub and even a rubber chicken. Though it is never great to see all the…
NY's Earth Day 'trash blitz' hauled in 8,600 bags of garbage
https://nypost.com/2019/05/10/nys-earth-day-trash-blitz-hauled-in-8600-bags-of-garbage/
Mack Trucks shows off the LR BEV, its first battery-electric garbage truck – Roadshow
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/mack-trucks-battery-electric-garbage-truck/
Volunteers help to make Weirton shine
https://www.weirtondailytimes.com/news/local-news/2019/05/volunteers-help-to-make-weirton-shine/
Taking Out The Trash
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/04/a-grand-plan-to-clean-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch