Rankin County is home to a lot of great things. But one thing that appears missing is curbside recycling services. And a Pearl man noticed. Nathan Alber is starting a bicycle-based recycling service in the Patrick Farms subdivision where he lives. For more information, check out this story I wrote last week.
Also on the dashboard:
- Plastic retail bags should get the boot, but it could be quite a while before that happens, according to one of the state’s most environmental friendly lawmakers. Read more here.
- Brandon has banned the feeding of wildlife. I wrote a story last year about some problems the city has had with traffic-snarling flocks of ducks and geese. Well, those problems haven’t resolved themselves. This story looks at the ordinance, which prevents the feeding of waterfowl and wild animals. It was passed to curb the overabundance of geese, ducks and deer. For more information, read this article.
- Starting Wednesday, Rankin County will have its solid waste plan (trash!) open for inspection. It will be open for review for 30 days, either in digital form on the county’s website or at the Board of Supervisors office.
- Curbside recycling is back and running in urban parts of unincorporated Madison County. It was stopped for a month or two until the county could renegotiate prices.
- I already blogged about this, but I thought I would mention it again. Saw a book review on the Natural Resource Defense Council’s website today about vertical farms. In short, they are skyscrapers composed solely of gardens. Sounds like a very cool concept, although the book has garnered some criticism that the numbers do not make sense. Read more here.
