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After Boone adopted the U. S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, the town council passed support for a Zero Waste plan. The plan would support the idea that 80% of compostable organics, 40% of recyclables, and 20% of reusable items could be removed from the waste stream.
Boone’s Zero Waste resolution emphasizes producer responsibility, disposal bans, and the government leading by example. The Zero Waste plan has not yet been created (as of 2015).
Town of Boone Public Works: Sanitation and Recycling
High Country Press Article: “Commissioners Consider Zero Waste Resolution”
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