Baltimore launches plan to get to `zero waste,´ starting with closure of city trash incinerator
(WorldNews Environment)

A coalition of environmental and community groups and half a dozen Baltimore City Council members on Saturday launched a plan under which the city would strive to one day virtually eliminate waste, and, they say, create jobs and improve the community in the process. The plan includes straightforward proposals such as distributing large recycling bins and compost containers citywide and paying local residents a living wage to collect the material, but also a broader set of ideas that don´t directly relate to household trash. They include plans to salvage construction and demolition materials and promote community adoption and ownership of vacant lots and buildings. Advertisement `We see...