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Local Hazards Grow as Americans Churn Out More Garbage Bloomberg 3/2/2021 Jacqueline Davalos
(Bloomberg) As U.S. cities struggle to rein in garbage while propping up pricey recycling efforts, more companies are profiting from America’s growing waste problem and leaving local communities to face the environmental consequences.
At 4.9 pounds of trash per person, per day, the U.S. is the most wasteful country on the planet. Of the 292.4 million tons of refuse Americans generated in 2018, half was buried in landfills while another 32% was recycled or composted, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The rest was burned (the preferred term being “combusted”) to generate electricity.
Stifel Star Equity Analyst Michael Hoffman Provides Waste Management Stock Picks
January 26, 2021
Michael E. Hoffman joined Stifel in 2014 and is a Managing Director and Group Head of Diversified Industrials Research, covering Environmental Services and Pest Control. He is based out of the Stifel Baltimore office.
His past awards include ranking #2 in pollution control from
Institutional Investor, Greenwich Associates, and Reuters and top ranked with Starmine for Commercial Business Services estimates and stock picking. Mr. Hoffman has been an analyst for more than 32 years, having also been an analyst with Wunderlich Securities, Friedman Billings Ramsey, Credit Suisse, Robertson Stevens, and Salomon Brothers.
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Above are NCCM Program Coordinator Emilia Gatti, museum Executive Director Sharon Vegh Williams and museum intern Justin Leftwich. Photo submitted by NCCM.
POTSDAM The North Country Children’s Museum recently received $1,000 to support the museum s exhibits and programs.
The cash came from Casella Waste Management.
The museum is open from Wednesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with limited capacity.
The reopening tab on www.northcountrychildrensmuseum.org has more information on current health and safety guidelines.
As reliance on takeout food grows thanks to the coronavirus pandemic
and with it, the amount of waste generated by every meal one Bay Area restaurant is exploring an alternative by making reusable packaging a mandatory part of the off-site dining experience.
Prior to the pandemic, takeout made up just a small part of the weekly routine at full-service restaurant Zuni Café in San Francisco. It would go through about 150 takeout boxes in a week.
Now, under California’s most recent coronavirus restrictions on indoor and outdoor dining, Zuni s usage has increased by more than 100%. The rise in material waste worried chef and owner Nate Norris, but at the same time it was far from his biggest concern.