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May 30 2024
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Disposable diapers made sustainable
PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN) — Practicing environmental responsibility can be hard to achieve when you welcome a new child! Kids bring a lot of waste, and one local company wants to change the way baby waste is handled. The Jaiye Company makes 100% biodegradable bamboo baby diapers and wipes that are crafted from one of the fastest-growing plants, bamboo! We were joined in-studio by founder, Mariam
KOIN 6Jun 06 2024
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Census Bureau failed to adequately monitor $436.5 million in 2020 ad spending, audit finds
The U.S. Census Bureau didn't properly administer or monitor contract orders worth hundreds of millions of dollars dealing with advertising to promote participation in the 2020 census, possibly wasting taxpayers' dollars, according to the Office of Inspector General. Bureau contracting officers failed to make sure standards were followed to measure the performance of a contractor and didn't
Dallas-Fort Worth NewsJun 06 2024
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Clark County officials offer free tips, tools to help residents secure loads, keep roads safer and cleaner
Whether you’re hauling a load of trash to the transfer station, coming home with new furniture or carrying lumber home for a new project, Clark County’s Solid Waste division is reminding drivers to keep roads safe and clean for everyone by properly securing your load. The county, in partnership with the state Department of Ecology, is launching a monthlong “Secure Your Load for Safer Roads”
The ColumbianJun 06 2024
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DEC issues second notice of violation to Geiter Done
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued another violation to a controversial green waste company in Buffalo’s Lovejoy neighborhood. This after yet another round of complaints of a foul stench coming from the company Geiter Done. Call 4 Action first got complaints about this foul odor last summer. Ever since then, News 4 has been asking
WIVB 4Jun 06 2024
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Program will allow Lake County communities to recycle additional items; ‘Basically, it’s anything you can smash, like plastic bags’
Residents of Waukegan, North Chicago, Gurnee and 12 other Lake County communities will have the opportunity to place plastic items like bags, Styrofoam, bubble wrap and more into a special orange bag and then into their recycling containers this fall. Walter Willis, the executive director of the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO), said his organization is working with LRS and
Chicago TribuneMay 31 2024
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Food Forward brings fresh surplus produce to people experiencing food insecurity
Food Forward is a nonprofit organization that brings fresh surplus fruits and vegetables to people experiencing food insecurity. Their mission is to fight hunger and reduce food waste and create a future where everyone in our communities has access to healthy produce. The organization started in 2009, when a group of volunteers mobilized to rescue surplus citrus from going to waste in a
ABC 7 Los AngelesJun 05 2024
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Oklahoma softball's Tiare Jennings hits 2-run home run vs. Texas, Longhorns' first runs allowed in WCWS
Tiare Jennings wasted no time giving No. 2 overall seed Oklahoma a lead in Game 1 of the Women's College World Series championship series over No. 1 overall Texas. After Jayda Coleman got on base with a hit by a pitch to lead off the game, Jennings lined a shot over the right-center field wall to give the Sooners a 2-0 lead at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. It was Jennings's 98th career home run
The OklahomanJun 06 2024
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Inside the race to train more workers in the chip-making capital of the world
Build the technology of the future. Protect the nation from attack. Buy a sports car. These were some of the rewards of working in the semiconductor industry, 200 high school students learned at a recent daylong recruiting event for one of Taiwan’s top engineering schools. “Taiwan doesn’t have many natural resources,” Morris Ker, the chair of the newly created microelectronics department at
Los Angeles TimesJun 06 2024
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Crop dusting drone co. takes flight over farms in the Treasure Valley
A new company based out of Weiser is helping farmers across the Treasure Valley by using drones. Instead of using airplanes to crop dust, Hubele Agridrone uses drones to spray pesticides and herbicides on crops. Boise startup builds platform to help musicians release their songs “This allows farmers to quickly fortify their fields against pests and minimize waste and environmental impact,”
Boise devJun 06 2024
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Stoke City: Junho scores on South Korea debut
Stoke City's player of the season, Bae Junho, made an immediate impact in his senior international debut, scoring 10 minutes after coming off the bench. Junho came on in the 70th minute during a World Cup qualifier against Singapore and wasted no time in making his mark. The 20-year-old latched onto a cut-back from Park Seung-wook, firing the ball into the net to make it 6-0 for South Korea.
BBC News