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Senate unanimously approves a host of environmental regulations

Published on March 10, 2016 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

The Senate unanimously passed a bill affecting an assortment of different environmental regulations. LobbyTools reports that HB 589, sponsored by Rep. Cary Pigman, in part makes it easier to obtain a water well contractor license; changes regulations around phosphate mines; allows more activities to contribute to the state’s water credit trading program; provides more oversight for stormwater management construction; and allows funds in the state’s solid waste landfill closure account to pay for a wider range of activities. The bill…

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St. Pete sanitation app lauded as useful recycling tool

Published on June 30, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Janelle Irwin

St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman is encouraging residents to take advantage of a city app called “St. Pete Collects” to help with the rollout of the city’s new recycling program. “Our St. Pete Collects app is super helpful; solid waste/recycling info, reminders, Waste Wizard tool. Go to your Google Play or App store,” Kriseman wrote on his Facebook page Tuesday morning. The app contains a tool in which users can enter an item into a search bar in the “Waste…

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Universal curbside recycling is so close, bins already rolling out in St. Pete

Published on May 4, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

A bunch of St. Pete residents had new recycling carts delivered to their homes Monday. People living in single and multi-family residences in the eastern part of the city south of about Fifth Avenue North may have already received bins and others will soon. But, just because the shiny new carts are landing in driveways doesn’t mean they’re ready for use. The city will not begin service until July. Residents in Zone one as well as in seven other recycling…

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Pinellas, burned over recycling

Published on January 28, 2010 in Peter/The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

From Darden Rice: I’m fired up over the embarrassing excuses for the lack of curbside recycling here in Pinellas County. What many thought was a done deal to create a countywide curbside recycling program now appears to be in big trouble. Sign our petition: we want a countywide curbside recycling program. We’ll hand deliver your petitions directly to the county commission. How far are we off track? Some county commissioners are openly asking if the funds for recycling should be…

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