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Lawrence City Hall building in Kansas, 2011. Part of a series on the. ... Alfred Lawrence, 1935-1939 [1] [6] C. B. Russell, 1939-1947 [1] James Parsons, 1947-1949 [1]
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It has a total of 124 collection points, 368 waste inlets, and 13 km of pipe. The system's daily collection capacity for dry waste, biowaste, paper, and recyclable cardboard comes to a combined total of 13 tonnes, and it became operational in 2012. In Bergen, Norway, a system covers most of the city center. [17] [18]
Waste Management has said that the plant, announced in April 2008, and built and operated by The Linde Group with state funding, is the world's largest facility to convert landfill gas into vehicle fuel. [40] [41] [42] Waste Management works with environmental groups in the U.S. to set aside land to create and manage wetlands and wildlife habitats.
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Lawrence was the first city in Kansas to enact an ordinance prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (enacted in 1995, after a campaign called Simply Equal). On October 4, 2011, Lawrence became the first city in Kansas to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity with the passage of City Ordinance No. 8672. [241]
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The first occurrence of organised solid waste management system appeared in London in the late 18th century. [13] A waste collection and resource recovery system was established around the 'dust-yards'. Main constituent of municipal waste was the coal ash (‘dust’) which had a market value for brick-making and as a soil improver.