LEGISLATIVE / REGULATORY UPDATE
Source: John Reindl, Dane County Recycling Manager, reindl@co.dane.wi.us
Source: John Reindl, Dane County Recycling Manager, reindl@co.dane.wi.us
AB 76 and SB 29 have 7 Senate and 18 Assembly sponsors and increase the recycling fee at landfills to $10 per ton on April 1, 2008. The bill also increases financial assistance to responsible units (RUs) by $48 million in fiscal year 2008−09. Under these bills, in 2009, each local governmental unit receives at least a 75 percent increase in financial assistance, even if the increased amount exceeds the eligible costs of its recycling program. To read the full legislative update, visit www.wastecapwi.org/b_nov07leg
State of Wisconsin Division of State Facilities is asking for comments on construction waste management draft specifications.
Comments should be sent to Rex Loker at rex.loker@wisconsin.gov by Nov. 20. To download the draft specifications, visit www.wgba.org/artman/publish/cat_index_5.shtml
Wisconsin Leopold Center earns LEED Platinum
Source: Environmental News Network viawastecapwi
Built in honor of one of the world's most famed conservationists, the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center, located on Leopold's farm near Baraboo, Wisconsin, has earned 61 out of a possible 69 LEED points, the most earned by any LEED-certified building to date and enough to qualify for a Platinum rating. To read the full article, visit www.enn.com/top_stories/article/24260
Source: Environmental News Network viawastecapwi
Built in honor of one of the world's most famed conservationists, the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center, located on Leopold's farm near Baraboo, Wisconsin, has earned 61 out of a possible 69 LEED points, the most earned by any LEED-certified building to date and enough to qualify for a Platinum rating. To read the full article, visit www.enn.com/top_stories/article/24260
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