1. Landfill heavy equipment operator laid off due to chronic pain sues Idaho county
Barry Shanov
From 2012 to 2017, a man named William Hartman was employed as a heavy equipment operator at the Pickle Butte Landfill in Idaho. At the end of five years there, Hartman was fired after a hearing regarding the use of narcotics to treat chronic pain. commenced legal proceedings suing the landfill alleging discrimination based on disability in violation of the Americans Act (“ADA”); and (b) unlawful retaliation in violation of Title VII. of the Civil Rights Act (“Title VII”).
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2. Creating an emissions inventory helps companies address their scope 3 targets
Anne Germain
Earlier this year, BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink proposed a rule requiring publicly traded companies to disclose their Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The rules also included disclosure of his GHG emissions for Scope 3, but where such targets or materials are established. As his CEO of the world’s largest money management fund, Fink’s opinion matters to publicly traded companies.
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3. Episode 168: Multifamily Recycling: Ordinances, Pilot Projects, Challenges and Opportunities
Liz Boswell
In this episode of Nothing is wasted! The topic of the podcast is apartment building recycling. Listen to her popular WasteExpo session where panelists discuss the possibilities and challenges of multifamily recycling. Panelists will come from all over the world to discuss their experiences in this area.
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4. Research: Pyrolysis can fill a gap in recycling systems
Jonathan Pierron
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste is a non-profit, multi-organizational group of large companies such as Chevron Phillips Chemical, ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical. The Alliance, as mentioned, recently published research in tandem with research by Eunomia Research & Consulting on the use of pyrolysis or chemical recycling. Dig into the specific requirements needed for
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5. The fellowship program aims to increase capacity to tackle food waste
Arlene Karidis
The Environmental Defense Fund and ReFed have put together resources to establish a fellowship program for food industry companies and professionals in “green” professions. The fellowship program matches these graduate students with companies to help develop strategies to eliminate food waste. The program has trained 11 fellows through his 10- to 12-week projects with various food companies.
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