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Pandemic-style commerce has added to household waste in the form of carryout packaging, delivery boxes and disposable grocery bags. Maybe it's time to deal with that. These Kansas Citians show us how.
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After years of complaints from customers, rising costs and declining service from contractors, the Kansas City Council voted to ditch the contractors and…
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Segment 1: Kansas City council votes unanimously to bring all trash collection in-house.Complaints about trash and recyclables pickup has convinced the…
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It’s morning. You pull out your favorite box of cereal and pour it into a bowl. Then you go to your fridge to grab the milk, only to find that the jug...
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Kansas City recyclers take heart, for now.Despite reports that some waste companies in the U.S. are burning recycled paper and plastic or sending it to…
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Segment 1: A Kansas bill aims to make the state the nation's first to check new-case DNA evidence with connection to closed cases. Currently, biological…
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A surveillance camera set up by the Kansas City Neighborhoods and Housing Services department catches a lot of illegal dumpers. Usually, they are tossing…
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A good Thanksgiving Day meal requires consideration, preparation and even preservation. Today, we hear food safety advice to help keep uneaten leftovers…
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On average, each person in Kansas City throws away seven pounds of garbage every day, and, it turns out, 80% of that garbage is actually recyclable.We…
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We know we're supposed to reduce, reuse, and recycle our waste, but can local companies that make recycling their business turn a profit? Then, an…
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Food waste is an expensive problem. The average U.S. family puts upwards of $2,000 worth of food in the garbage every year.What some see as a problem,…
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Every year Americans spend billions of dollars to grow, process and transport food that’s never eaten.ReFED, a group of nonprofits and foundations, say…