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    Food for thought: Finding a solution to Thanksgiving waste

    Frank E. Celli of BioHiTech Global discusses how aerobic digestion can have impactful benefits on the scourge of holiday food waste. 

    Frank E. Celli • Nov. 23, 2016
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    If we want to combat climate change, we must re-engineer our landfills

    Renewable energy expert Adrian Tylim discusses the urgent need for immediate and extensive landfill makeovers.

    Adrian Tylim • Oct. 31, 2016
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    Data analytics: The most effective approach for a zero waste solution

    BioHiTech Global CEO Frank E. Celli responds to Waste Management's recent study on the environmental benefits of recycling.

    Frank E. Celli • Sept. 7, 2016
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    How a zoned system will clean up NYC's commercial waste industry

    Michael Heimbinder, founder and executive director of HabitatMap, responds to a recent opinion post regarding DSNY's Private Carting Study.

    Michael Heimbinder • Aug. 31, 2016
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    What I learned from my day with a collections crew

    Waste Dive's associate editor Kristin Musulin saw industry lessons in action on a route with the DC DPW recycling collections crew.

    Kristin Musulin • Aug. 29, 2016
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    DSNY zoning study is, at best, a model in bad policymaking

    Mike Hellstrom of Laborers' Local 108 expresses his concerns for the "faulty" NYC private carting study released this week.

    Mike Hellstrom • Aug. 19, 2016
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    Everyone, from the driver to the CEO, is responsible for safety

    SWANA CEO David Biderman responds to Dr. Ken Baylor's recent opinion piece on the industry's "inadequate" approach to safety.

    David Biderman • Aug. 15, 2016
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    'Good is the enemy of great' in recycling programs

    If recycling programs aren’t effective, does this mean that the practice should be halted altogether, as some propose? 

    Jack Buffington • March 7, 2016
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    Insiders' view on the economic benefits of recycling

    ISRI, SWANA, and Keep America Beautiful respond to reporter John Tierney's controversial views on recycling. 

    Robin K. Wiener, Jennifer M. Jehn, and David Biderman • Oct. 27, 2015
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    The unbearable inevitability of recycling

    Richard Fuller and Magdalene Sim of Great Forest, Inc. respond to reporter John Tierney's controversial views on recycling. 

    Richard Fuller and Magdalene Sim • Oct. 14, 2015