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December 2017

Published: January 2, 2018
Updated: January 9, 2018January 2, 2018
by Editorial Staff

Features from the December 2017 print edition:

Community Spotlight: Emerald City evolves diversion with analytical assistance
Data Corner: Chronology of the Great China Ban
Intelligent additions
Latin American evolution
MRF of the Month: Boulder County Recycling Center
Real impacts from artificial intelligence
What’s left to recover?

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