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The recycling industry faces some questions and challenges surrounding exports and shipping amid the COVID-19 pandemic this spring. Industry associations, including the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), Brussels, and the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Washington, say they are looking into these issues for their members. Link to full …

The Waste Today Virtual Trade Show to bring the industry’s latest technology and innovations to attendees remotely. Link:

One city solid waste management worker has tested positive for COVID-19 but pickup routes are currently unaffected Link:

I wrote this week’s column on composting [ed: see below], and I’ve been really pleased to see how various newspapers have picked it up. Honestly, I’ve been really surprised in the past several years about how squeamish people are about composting. Link:

I wrote this week’s column on composting [ed: see below], and I’ve been really pleased to see how various newspapers have picked it up. Honestly, I’ve been really surprised in the past several years about how squeamish people are about composting. Link to full article

One city solid waste management worker has tested positive for COVID-19 but pickup routes are currently unaffected Link to full article

The Waste Today Virtual Trade Show to bring the industry’s latest technology and innovations to attendees remotely. Link to full article

Growing your own veggies to crating new decor for your balcony — use this time at home to hone your green thumb. CoronaLockdown Link:

Many of our parents and our grandparents did their patriotic duty during war time by growing victory gardens. Food was needed for the troops, so citizens grew as much of their own food as possible. This virus crisis is being compared to war, but there isn’t the same urgency to …

The City of Arcata encourages community members to practice zero waste while sheltering in place. Link: