San Antonio Increases Waste Recycling

by Ashley Schiller
Published on July 11th, 2008
No Comments

New Earth LLC, of San Antonio, Texas, will now recycle another 65,000 tons of the city’s treated waste, reports the San Antonio Business Journal.

New Earth recycles organic waste and mixes it with topsoil. Not only will the contract reduce the amount biosolids ending up in the landfill, but it will also save money. San Antonio Water System (SAWS) will pay New Earth almost 12 dollars per ton to recycle the waste, compared to a cost of almost 17 dollars per ton to dispose of it in the landfill.

SAWS also contracts with another waste recycling company, Garden-Ville. With the two partnerships, the city will be able to recycle up to 90 percent of its biosolid waste (about 135,000 tons per year).

Published in

General

Rating

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars

Tagged as

basics, ideas, noteworthy, recycle, reduce

Join the discussion

Be the first to comment

Share this article

Ashley Schiller

Ashley Schiller

Ashley Schiller is a freelance writer. She is currently finishing her bachelors in political science and journalism.

More articles by Ashley



Join the discussion



Recently Added to General

  • Celebrate World Water Day

    We often don’t think about how much water we consume because it is an accessible resource that flows freely with the turn of a knob. In fact, the average American uses 100 gallons of water per day.

    But what if fresh …

  • Future Packaging Could Actually Think for Itself

    The art of food packaging seems to be merging into the realm of science fiction, according to a report released by AZo Nanotechnology.

    As consumers become more selective about what qualifies as fresh food, research companies around the world are experimenting …

  • Top Environmental Degrees for Less Money

    As climate change and other major environmental issues continue to weigh heavy on voters’ minds, green jobs are increasing drastically.

    In fact, clean energy economy jobs grew by 9.1 percent between 1998 and 2007, while total jobs grew by only 3.7 …

Advertise with us

Earth911

Earth911 is an environmental services company that addresses solutions for products' end-of-life for both businesses and consumers.


News & Lifestyle

Recycling 101

Business Solutions