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About Colin Staub

Colin-StaubColin Staub is a reporter at Resource Recycling. He can be contacted at [email protected].

Community Spotlight: Emerald City evolves diversion with analytical assistance

Published: January 2, 2018
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Seattle has steadily grown its program since the 1980s, in large part by regularly interacting with the public.

A data-driven approach to materials recovery has helped the city of Seattle steadily expand its recycling program to target a wider range of streams.

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Community Spotlight: City tackles plastic film stream with industry partner

Published: April 25, 2018
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Municipal programs are often short on funds, and it’s easy for recycling outreach to fall on the back burner amid budget constraints. One municipality in New England recently took action on the issue by collaborating with a plastics industry initiative.

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