Elgin Watchman
A monthly podcast focused on environmental sustainability issues in our city and throughout the Fox River Valley
Elgin Watchman
Waste War Special Series: Discussion with Kane Co. Recycling Program Coordinator
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The Watchman
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Season 3
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Episode 11
In today's fourth episode of our Season Three deep-dive series -- Waste Wars -- Tia talks with Clair Ryan, who is Kane County's Recycling Program Coordinator. Lots and lots of ground was covered throughout this episode, but here is a summary
- Electronics recycling
- Kane County's Solid Waste Plan
- Recycling and waste data collection
- Landfill capacity monitoring
- Local municipalities and their efforts to secure proposals from waste haulers
- What the heck is recyclable when everyone is saying something different?
- The Recycling Contamination Task Force ... huh?
- Packaging laws
- And so darn much more
This wonky episode is soooo interesting. You totally want to tune in.
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