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A plan to slash the city of San Diego’s carbon emissions in half in 20 years took another step closer to adoption Monday. -
The City of Encinitas has extended the public comment period on a proposal to restaurants and other businesses from using styrofoam containers for take-out food and drinks. -
American sports stadiums aren't just places to watch a game, they’re places to eat. But where does that food come from, and what happens to the waste? -
The landfill had previously been projected to reach capacity seven years from now. But the new system to compact trash will increase the remaining room by 45 percent, from 3.6 million tons to 11.6 million tons. -
The plan could cut the city's greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2035 -
The new Texas wetland will be the first on the Rio Grande to use treated wastewater to restore habitat. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe City Council has approved a goal of reaching zero waste by the year 2040. To meet the goal it will take a new way of thinking about how to dispose the things we want to throw away. -
A plan to divert increasing amounts of San Diego's waste away from the Miramar Landfill — and eliminate all trash from going to the facility by 2040 — was approved Monday by the City Council.
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WISErg has created what they call a “harvester.” It’s a refrigerator-sized machine that is installed at supermarkets and used to grind up any food that’s not fit for sale. -
The nine council members are expected to give final approval for the Jacobs and Cushman San Diego Food Back to construct an on-site organic composting facility at its Mira Mesa warehouse.
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