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Bottled Water, Razor Wire Trip Up Arcata Resource Recovery Center

By kevpod

“Sometimes you learn from the curve,” Schager said. “We’ll have to try something else.” »

Recycling Dropoff/Buyback Center Opens – November 21, 2012

By kevpod

“We saw the need for a recycling center up here,” Schager said. “It’s a great city, because they’re so recycling knowledgable.” »

In Any Event, You Can Zero Out Your Waste – November 12, 2012

By kevpod

Zero Waste Humboldt is enthusiastic about the comprehensive zero waste approach to reducing waste and working with local businesses, governments and community groups. »

HWMA May Buy Out Crippled ACRC – July 26, 2011

By kevpod

Some observers of the situation view that as a move toward local control of recycling while others think it’s an attempted bail-out of a fiscally weakened ACRC. »

Kathy Marshall: HWMA’s Ready-Fire-Aim Approach To Recycling – June 7, 2011

By kevpod

There is a need, and clearly community concern, that our local waste and recycling infrastructure remain intact and grow stronger; and the HWMA needs more time to figure out how to achieve that. »

Margaret Gainer: A Fancy Word For Garbage – May 31, 2011

By kevpod

I call it Loophole Recycling. It’s a loophole for local governments that have not been able to comply with state mandated goals for landfill diversion. In the proposal to transport in a single-stream to Willits, it is especially “loophole recycling” because it must be dumped twice and is further contaminated. »