My esteemed spouse, super-recycler Kathy Martin, found a company that would accept plastic that our local recycling facilities reject. The cost was hefty -- as was the uncertainty about what happens to the stuff. Full story available HERE.
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
FPL Finally Gets Smart About Burying Lines
For decades, Florida Power & Light said burying lines was "not a silver bullet." Then it offered to underground if the community paid. Now, the worst areas are getting buried lines for essentially nothing. For full story see the page on left or click HERE.
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Boulevard Market in New Yorker
Mercy Supermarket, 6600 Biscayne Blvd., was the title subject of a poem by Campbell McGrath in The New Yorker. What would the owner think about this honor? I had to find out.
Full post HERE.
Monday, May 23, 2022
Two Ways to Better Recycling
A major nonprofit group has two proven ideas for bettering every place’s recycling performance: Bigger carts, more info.
Full story HERE.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
False Claim about Dade Recycling Deal
Does anyone want the recycling collected by Miami-Dade County? All the material now from 350,000 homes ends up in western Broward County at a facility run by Waste Management.
Kessler Consulting, hired by the county, reported flatly: “WMI has stated they will not
continue providing services once the current contract terminates.”
Friday, April 29, 2022
Making Big Business Out of Plastic Bags
Trex has made a big business of what many experts think of as the grand evil of local recycling – plastic bags. Not just bags, but a bunch of other things that are unrecyclable in almost all city/county recycling programs. This is a big chance to recycle plastics that others won’t take. Full story HERE.
Thursday, April 28, 2022
How To Use Supermarkets for Recycling
Plastic bags – the evil that should never be in our
recycling bins – can find a home at major supermarkets. But what happens to it
then?
As with much of recycling, there is theory – and then
there’s reality, which can get messed up because … well, because human beings are
involved. Click HERE for full story.