How garbage can boost U.S. economy

New York’s decision last November to ban food waste from dumping grounds may turn out to be one of the city’s smartest decisions ever. Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont are already doing the same, as are Seattle, San Francisco and Portland. The United States could finally be waking up to the benefit of the “circular economy,” or taking what you throw away and finding as much value in it as possible.

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Calgarians keen on massive property tax hikes to maintain service levels, says Calgary Ald. Gord Lowe

As the city’s top money man for at least eight of the past dozen years, Ald. Gord Lowe says he has few tax-and-spend regrets.

Since 2003, when Lowe served as chairman of the city’s finance committee or on its priorities and finance panel, the city’s portion of the tax burden has gone from a median of $835 per household to $1,557.

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‘Revolutionary’ plant promises to turn garbage into fuel

A Red Deer company wants to turn local garbage into fuel — and it insists it’s got the technology to do so.

Blue Horizon Bio-Diesel Inc. conducted a demonstration in a Blindman Industrial Park shop on Wednesday, feeding a mix of municipal waste, sawdust, used motor oil and a special “catalyst” into a scaled-down plant, which churned out a small quantity of diesel fuel a short time later.

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Channelside residents ask City council to clean up neighbourhood

About 20 residents attended a council meeting to discuss concerns about the Channelside neighbourhood, located in Airdrie’s northwest, Nov. 5.

The group stood in solidarity behind resident and local Realtor Matt Carre, who gave a presentation complete with pictures showing garbage, old furniture, broken-down vehicles, improperly parked RVs, unkempt yards and vacant lots scattered throughout the neighbourhood.

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