Municipal solid waste in the United States

This report is the latest publication in a series of publications describing the national waste stream based on data collected from 1960 through 2001. The historical perspective provided by the data is useful for establishing trends in types of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated and in the ways that MSW is managed

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GORKHA: Four community forest user groups in Gorkha have begun producing organic fertiliser from leaf litter and other forest biomass that would otherwise go to waste. The initiative has been launched by the Ram Laxman Community Forest User Group and the Bagpani Community Forest User Group in Sahid Lakhan Rural Municipality-1, the Ludi Damgade Community []