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May. 1, 2011 12:00pm by Chaz Miller

How Green Was My Garbage Truck

Hauling is a public health industry, and recycling is a resource conservation industry. Yet they also are trucking industries, requiring large fleets to collect materials and transport them to transfer...

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Chaz Miller is state programs director for the Environmental Industry Associations , Washington, D.C.
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