NewsRack: 'Solid Waste' news in 'Urban Waste' topic for user dharmesh

Plastic ocean debris the target of new California bill	24.5.2013	San Jose Mercury News: California
Two California legislators have introduced an 'extended producer responsibility' bill that would require manufacturers to figure out how to keep the most common plastic junk out of state waterways.
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Duluth trying to cut waste by studying it	24.5.2013	Minnesota Public Radio: Science
The city of Duluth is digging deep into its trash to try to figure out how to make less of it.
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In Duluth, trying to cut waste by studying it	24.5.2013	Star Tribune: Latest
The city of Duluth is digging deep into its trash to try to figure out how to make less of it.
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Plastic ocean debris the target of new Calif. bill	24.5.2013	AP National
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other garbage....
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Calif. bill would require product makers to help reduce plastic trash polluting the ocean	24.5.2013	Star Tribune: Nation

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Plastic ocean debris the target of new Calif. bill	24.5.2013	Seattle Times: Nation & World
It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other garbage.
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Plastic ocean debris the target of new Calif. bill	24.5.2013	Twincities.com: Nation
SAN FRANCISCO—It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other
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City records 36.2 mm of rainfall; 126 trees uprooted	24.5.2013	newindianexpress.com

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Rain toppled 126 trees in two hours (Cached)	24.5.2013	TOI: Bangalore Times
Rain toppled 126 trees in two hours
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Going up in smoke	23.5.2013	Deccan Herald - Supplements
Going up in smoke
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Agenda for our new Chief Minister: What needs to be done for our cities	23.5.2013	Praja.in
1 user has liked. Now that we have a new goverement, let us make a vision document and send it to our CM. Some things about this draft document - 1. It is city (urban) specific. I would like to say Bangalore specific, but strategy wise whatever is true for Bangalore is pretty much true for other cities in Karnataka as well. We will not cover rural problems or issues not directly about city governance (like judicial systems, this is a national issue) 2. We list the problem, but also explain on what lines the solution should be – for eg: suppose we complain that traffic is bad with too much of traffic jams, the goverment might actually listen and cut trees to widen roads. Now that may not be exactly what we intended. So there are a few lines that explain on where the framework of the solution should lie in. 3. Need to agree on the priority as well as on the strategy outlined to solve the problem. Number of items is limited to 10. It needs to be breif, clear and yet well ...
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'India Sitting on e-waste explosion'	23.5.2013	newindianexpress.com

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Court case pushes Palike to clear trash	23.5.2013	deccanherald.com
Court case pushes Palike to clear trash
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Puerto Rico's Culebra awaits new hospital, school	23.5.2013	Seattle Times: Nation & World
Puerto Rico's tiny island of Culebra has been forever dependent on the U.S. territory for food, jobs and health care, but the territory's governor is cutting some of those strings.
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Puerto Rico promises Culebra island more independence with hospital, school, recycling center	23.5.2013	Star Tribune: World

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Puerto Rico's Culebra Awaits New Hospital, School	23.5.2013	International Herald Tribune: Americas
Puerto Rico's Culebra Awaits New Hospital, School
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Possible pipe bomb at San Carlos waste facility, police say	23.5.2013	San Jose Mercury News: Local News
Authorities evacuated part of the South Bay Waste Authority facility Wednesday while they investigated a possible pipe bomb a driver spotted in a garbage truck.
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Fuel turns mobile incinerator a 'hot potato'	22.5.2013	newindianexpress.com

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Council sets date for public hearing on plastic-bag fee (Cached)	22.5.2013	Durango Herald
Voices for and against a 10-cent fee on plastic and paper bags at supermarket checkouts will be heard June 4, the date of the first public hearing for the proposed ordinance as set Tuesday by City Council.Proponents for the fee argue that it will go a long way toward the reduction of disposable bags and the spread of litter. City staff...
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Dance, drama to drive home waste segregation message	22.5.2013	deccanherald.com
Dance, drama to drive home waste segregation message
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