CORRUGATED RECYCLING: A TALE OF TWO CITIES

Two independent municipalities side by side in Connecticut (Hartford and West Hartford) decided to relieve the burden on the regional landfill by recycling corrugated. One city (West Hartford) was highly successful, throttling down the flow of corrugated into the waste stream while turning a profit. Meanwhile, the city of Hartford faced challenges relevant to many other urban cities.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Public Works Journal Corporation

  200 South Broad Street
  Ridgewood, NJ  United States  07451
• Publication Date: 1996-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 55-56
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 127
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cities; Cities and towns; Corrugating; Landfills; Recycling
• Geographic Terms: Connecticut
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00724673
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 21 1996 12:00AM