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September 2017

Published: October 1, 2017
Updated:
November 22, 2017October 1, 2017
by Editorial Staff

Features from the September 2017 print edition:

  • Community Spotlight: Slow and steady breeds success as city’s program evolves
  • Data Corner: Balancing trade-offs as single-stream collection continues to grow
  • Landscape view
  • MRF of the Month: Recology Recycle Central/Pier 96
  • Post-game show
  • Realities of a key recyclable
  • The big upsides from breaking down bales

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