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Publication Type:
| Trade |
Author(s): | Castro-Wunsch, Kirstin;
Wu, Carl |
Author Affiliation: | Castro-Wunsch: KC Environmental Group Ltd. |
Title: | Organics cart program cuts waste flow by 35 percent |
Section: | Lively participation Other records with the "Lively participation" Section
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Source: | BioCycle, The Journal of Composting & Recycling. Vol. 43, No. 1, January 2002, p. 27-28. |
Publishing Information: | Emmaus, PA: The JG Press, Inc. |
# of Pages: | 2 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Recycling; Composting; Clippings; Communications; Public relations; Costs
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Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the recycling program in Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada. States that the "Canadian community successfully establishes two-stream curbside collection that sends mix of yard trimmings and food residuals to commercial composting sites." Focuses on communicating the public on the program. Also discusses the costs of the waste collection program, stating that "total waste collection costs prior to the organics program were $8/household, and after program implementation, they are $11.25/household." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Pictures, b/w |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Castro-Wunsch, K., and Wu. C. Wu. C. 2002. Organics cart program cuts waste flow by 35 percent. BioCycle. 43(1):p. 27-28. |
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