Maine opts for single-stream program.The 21 owner-municipalities of Regional Waste Systems (RWS RWS Rijkswaterstaat RWS Running with Scissors RWS IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium RWS Romano-Ward Syndrome RWS Remote Weapon Station (US Army) RWS Remote Winsock RWS Range While Search RWS Radar Warning System ) have voted to bring single-stream recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. to Maine Maine, ship Maine, U.S. battleship destroyed (Feb. 15, 1898) in Havana harbor by an explosion that killed 260 men. The incident helped precipitate the Spanish-American War (Apr., 1898). Commanded by Capt. Charles Sigsbee, the ship had been sent (Jan. after studying the prospect for nearly two years. RWS Chairman Jeffrey Jordan Jeffrey Michael Jordan (born November 18, 1988[1]) is an American college basketball player for the University of Illinois. He played high school basketball for Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois. of South Portland, Maine South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 23,324. Geography South Portland is located at (43.631549, -70.272724)GR1. , says, "This is an investment in leading edge technology, and the RWS facility will be the first in Maine." Jordan says he expects the $3.7 million system to be complete and operational in the winter of 2007. Having examined four proposals, the board of directors voted in mid-May to institute single-stream recycling, awarding the equipment contract to Van Dyk Baler Corp., Stamford, Conn. "This generation of equipment is so advanced that it includes an optical sorter, which identifies No. 1 plastic and separates it from other plastics," RWS General Manager Kevin Roche Kevin Roche (b. June 14, 1922) is an award winning twentieth-century Irish architect. He is famous for his creative work with glass. Born in Dublin. Roche graduated from University College Dublin before immigrating to the US in 1948. says. Linda Boudreau, chair of the RWS recycling committee that researched single-stream technology, reviewed proposals and made the final recommendation to the board. Boudreau says many benefits are associated with single-stream recycling, including increased participation, reduced collection and idling time and less truck traffic to the RWS recycling center. Roche says that tipping fees for trash will not increase for member communities and that funds will come from reserves and earnings from the sale of recyclables. Revenues (after expenses) are projected to be $4.5 million throughout 15 years. RWS conducted successful single-stream pilot projects in Portland and Lyman before arriving at its decision to move to single stream. RWS serves about 20 percent of Maine's total population. |
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