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BREAKING NEWS: Dozens of FBI agents raid Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence to conduct an unannounced search warrant — even going as far as opening and searching his safe. RT TO THANK THE FBI FOR HOLDING TRUMP ACCOUNTABLE!


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Please retweet if your home or office wasn't searched today by the Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to a warrant issued by a federal judge upon a showing of probable cause.


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#BREAKING THREAD: As I warned, #FlintWaterCrisis charges against ex-MI Gov. Rick Snyder and 7 other defendants have been dropped due to MI AG Dana Nessel’s stunning bungling of the case…abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/wir…


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I'm fascinated by the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard story, especially the part about the Republican Party nominating a slate of candidates for Senate and House who want to burn down our republic and replace it with an authoritarian kleptocracy.


Environmental Leading Practice: Color-Coding Recycling Collection Using “leading practices” in recycling collection can possibly achieve diversion of 90 percent of discarded materials, based on recent waste characterization studies. nrra.net/sweep/environm…


The Federal Budget Should Support Expansion of America’s Recycling Infrastructure nrra.net/sweep/the-fede…


What We’ve Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 3 of 3) Mixed waste processing—done right—can 1) ensure 100% participation, 2) divert up to 95% fr disposal & 3) focus consumers on what they do better, eg. purchase decisions…sounds too good to be true! nrra.net/sweep/what-wev…


Sustainability Needs Worker Safety It’s no secret that the waste and recycling industry has a spotty track record when it comes to the health and safety of its workforce. nrra.net/sweep/sustaina…


What We've Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 1 of 3) Separation (plus a little cleaning) is the principal difference between valuable feedstocks and garbage. sweepstandard.org/what-weve-got-…


What We've Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 2 of 3) Using physics – density, dimension, & optical properties – ultimately will be a far superior way to #recycle than relying on millions of well-meaning, but confused & partially motivated consumers. sweepstandard.org/what-weve-got-…


What We’ve Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 3 of 3) Mixed waste processing—done right—can 1) ensure 100% participation, 2) divert up to 95% fr landfills & 3) refocus consumers on the purchase decision vs disposal…sounds almost too good to be true! nrra.net/sweep/what-wev…


Talkin' Trash: What is the key to higher recycling rates? As more cities set high diversion rate targets, some industry leaders view mixed waste processing as a clear solution. Other industry professionals remain opposed to the idea on principle. nrra.net/sweep/talkin-t…


Don’t Forget About the Workers Who Process Your Trash and Recycling A review of 2010-2015 Federal and State OSHA inspections of recycling facilities found breaches of safety requirements 65% of the time, totaling over 1,200 violations. nrra.net/sweep/dont-for…


Peak Packaging: the Milestone Nobody Knew to Celebrate While absolute packaging generation appears to have plateaued, other ways of framing the data tells a very different story. nrra.net/sweep/peak-pac…


What We've Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 1 of 3) When materials are separate and relatively clean, they are called feedstocks. When they are mashed together after discarding, they are called garbage, even though the molecules have not changed. sweepstandard.org/what-weve-got-…


What We've Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 2 of 3) Today's dirty MRFs are like a golf cart being sold as a family vehicle. They are being asked to do something that they were not designed to do and, not surprisingly, do not do it very well. sweepstandard.org/what-weve-got-…


Lifecycle Thinking Across the Value Chain SMM encourages life cycle based decision making for collaborative and integrative approaches to problem solving. nrra.net/sweep/lifecycl…


What We've Got Here, Is Failure to Separate (Part 1 of 3) Separation (plus a little cleaning) is the principal difference between valuable feedstocks and garbage. sweepstandard.org/what-weve-got-…


Recyclable Products Need Convenient Recycling Programs The SPC’s study showed that only 68% of Americans have a curbside recycling program accepting cans...[and] it needs to be stressed that not all curbside programs are convenient. nrra.net/sweep/recyclab…


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