The city will consider the following agenda items at the Houston City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 8 (public meeting) and Wednesday, February 9 (council meeting) in the City Hall Chamber. Hosted as a hybrid event, the virtual details can be found here. The agenda includes items about water treatment, flood mitigation, wastewater facilities, and utility rate matters.
In the 1992 newsletter, CEC shared a notice about the proposed federal Reduce, Re-use and Recycle for America Act. The Act proposed that all levels of government prioritize recycled goods, recycled items, and ban certain items from incinerators. However, this recycling act was never passed. Some laws and regulations have been passed since 1992. A bottle bill has been passed…
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