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WM continues construction on US$30M recycling facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida, offering to process 120,000 tons/year of single-stream recycling; Okaloosa County selects WM to manage its recycling, reduce contamination under three-year contract

City of Columbia, Missouri, evaluates options to improve recycling facility; Material Recovery Facility in Columbia was built in 2002, has equipment not performing as design, high levels of contamination from drop-off centers, safety concerns

New York City study shows recycling and capture rates fell from Fall 2022 to Spring 2023 for metal, glass, plastic and paper compared to previous years; contamination rates have increased, especially for paper, but single-use plastic bans seem effective

Collection trucks get AI upgrades to fight contamination: Waste Dive

Composting facilities spend fifth of operating costs on contamination issues, with 85% of contamination coming from plastics, Closed Loop Partners reports; consumer confusion over compostable packaging has led some facilities to stop accepting it

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