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Earth Day Part 1: DC isn't achieving its sustainability goals wrt waste diversion

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the article: The Sustainable DC Plan, which came out in 2013, said the District should begin diverting 80% of its waste away from landfills and incinerators by 2032. Department of Public Works (DPW) released earlier this year, pushed the target date back eight years. A long-awaited Zero Waste DC Plan , which the D.C.