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Towns get creative to give Christmas trees second life

The Municipal Posted on December 30, 2020 by Maggie KenworthyAugust 2, 2023
christmas

According to the National Christmas Tree Association, there are 20 million real Christmas trees sold in the United States each year. Each of these trees is decorated for a few weeks, only to be disposed of when their needles start … Continue reading →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged christmas, december 2020, The Municipal, waste & recycling

Washington State University looks to produce environmentally friendly deicers

The Municipal Posted on November 26, 2020 by Maggie KenworthyAugust 2, 2023
deicers

According to Dr. Xianming Shi, professor in civil and environmental engineering at Washington State University, the United States applies around 27 million tons of road salt to roadways annually. This road salt has the potential to contaminate up to 1,500 … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged deicers, november 2020, technology, The Municipal

Rubicon empowers proactive municipal waste and recycling operations

The Municipal Posted on November 1, 2020 by Michael AllegrettiAugust 2, 2023
waste

By 2025, the world’s urban areas will be producing 2.2 billion tons of waste per year. By 2050, nearly 70% of the world’s residents will live in urban areas. Our waste challenge is increasingly an urban challenge, meaning that we … Continue reading →

Posted in On the cover | Tagged front cover, november 2020, rubicon, The Municipal, waste

Benefits of sustainable landscapes for city parks

The Municipal Posted on October 27, 2020 by Denise FedorowAugust 2, 2023
parks

Landscapes are all around our cities, whether they’re outside a home, storefront, manufacturing facility or in municipal parks. The trend toward sustainable parks has been growing over the last 20 years and continues to grow as environmental concerns move to … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Environmental Services | Tagged october 2020, parks, parks & environmental services, The Municipal

Robert’s Lake eco-recreation station continues to realize new learning opportunities

The Municipal Posted on October 13, 2020 by Nicholette CarlsonAugust 2, 2023
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The city of Seaside, Calif., was awarded a Building Better Communities grant in 2017 to create the Robert’s Lake eco-recreation station complete with play equipment and an outdoor classroom. The city partnered with multiple groups and agencies to make the … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Environmental Services | Tagged october 2020, parks & environmental services, The Municipal

1-800-SWEEPER clears a path to power sweeping resources

The Municipal Posted on September 1, 2020 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023
sweeping

Budgets are being constricted across the U.S., particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic reduces tax revenue. When seeking ways to lower costs and stretch those budgets, street sweeping could be a prime candidate for change and cost savings, by outsourcing some … Continue reading →

Posted in On the cover | Tagged 1-800-Sweeper, crisis management, street sweeping, streets, The Municipal

Kosciusko County firefighting is all about sharing

The Municipal Posted on August 23, 2020 by David HazledineAugust 2, 2023
firefighting

At 5:15 a.m. Feb. 28 a fire swept through J&B Pallett Co. in Warsaw, Ind., seat of Kosciusko County. Units from Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory stations were on the scene in minutes, but an hour later calls were still going out … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Safety | Tagged august 2020, firefighting, indiana, Kosciusko County, public safety, The Municipal

Safety innovator: Walter Barrett prioritizes employees’ well-beings

The Municipal Posted on August 15, 2020 by Julie YoungAugust 2, 2023
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As the organizational manager for the city of San Antonio, Texas’, Solid Waste Management Department, Walter Barrett is the safety, reliability and quality assurance chief who oversees the training of nearly 700 employees who serve 358,000 households on a weekly … Continue reading →

Posted in Personality Profile | Tagged august 2020, personality profile, san antonio, texas, The Municipal, waste & recycling

Missoula integrates composting into wastewater operations

The Municipal Posted on August 10, 2020 by Lauren CaggianoAugust 2, 2023
missoula

The city of Missoula, Mont., purchased EKO Compost in November 2016. You could say it is now organically reaping the rewards of this investment in more ways than one.           Gene Connell, who acts as the treatment facility superintendent in … Continue reading →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged august 2020, missoula, montana, The Municipal, waste & recycling

Wilmington, Del., welcomes Jacobs in one of nation’s largest wastewater partnerships

The Municipal Posted on August 5, 2020 by Amanda DemsterAugust 2, 2023
wastewater

A good partnership can be hard to find, but Wilmington, Del., knows precisely what it is looking for in a wastewater facility operator. The city recently hired Jacobs/OMI to operate its wastewater treatment plant, combined sewer overflow facility and renewable … Continue reading →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged august 2020, deleware, The Municipal, waster & recycling, wastewater, Wilmington

Solving problems, one creative solution at a time

The Municipal Posted on July 20, 2020 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023

A city on an island, Anacortes, Wash., is home to approximately 17,000 residents and has a working waterfront with a strong maritime industry that employs fishermen, ferry workers and fish plant workers. Creating a sustainable maritime economy has been a … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged anacortes, july 2020, public works, The Municipal, washington

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