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Recycling Stimulates Economic Development
A mattress recycling and refurbishing plant in Bridgeport, Connecticut that opened in June will process 100,000 mattresses/year and employ 20 workers.

The recycling industry has created well over 1 million jobs and is projected to add another million as recycling levels continue to divert more and more material to industry and agriculture.
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BioCycle July 2012, Vol. 53, No. 7, p. 22
Zoning Model For Urban Agriculture And Composting
The zoning code model serves as a guide to establish community gardens and composting activities in compliance with local and state land use and environmental rules.

TweetCommunity gardens can be added to codes as a “defined use category” and allowed as “primary permitted use.” Composting then falls under “accessory use.” Angel Arroyo-Rodriguez and Christopher Germain BioCycle July 2012, Vol. 53, No. 7, p. 24 Community gardens, part of the overall urban agriculture movement, have seen rapid growth in popularity across the……

 

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