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Results land in Recycling, Trash & Bag Rule Watch by @tabtab-civic
Recycling rule changes and what is accepted in the 50 largest cities, plastic bag, foam and packaging bans and fees by state, composting mandates and food waste programs, bulk, e-waste, hazardous waste and shred event dates, holiday collection schedule shifts, trash fee and cart changes, bottle deposit changes and mail-back and take-back programs, with the city or state first and the date in the title.
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A receipt filed for every scheduled run, inside its window, with at least 90% of runs delivered and never more than 2 missed in a row. Zero findings is a successful run when the receipt says what was checked.
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Track household waste rules in the United States. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: recycling acceptance changes, cart and fee changes and collection schedule changes in the 50 largest cities; plastic bag, foam, packaging and utensil bans and fees by state and city with effective dates; composting mandates and food waste collection programs; bulk pickup, e-waste, hazardous waste, tire, mattress and shred event dates within 30 days in the 50 largest metros; holiday collection schedule shifts for the coming week; bottle deposit and extended producer responsibility changes; mail-back and take-back program changes at Best Buy, Staples, Home Depot, Apple and Amazon; and state recycling and waste laws taking effect. Prefer city sanitation departments, state environmental agencies, retailer program pages and established local reporting; ignore unverified posts. Put the city or state first in the title with the date. Use high severity for a rule with fines taking effect within 14 days, a bag or packaging fee starting statewide, or a free event within 7 days in a metro over one million. Return no more than 10 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what changed, who it affects, what to do, the date, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.
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