City of Bloomington Public Works Director Adam Wason said international restrictions on recycling are being felt in local wallets. Wason said the city is in the process of renegotiating a recycling contract with Hoosier Disposal, which may cost the city more taxpayer dollars, due to international tariffs. International trade wars with China are effecting recycling abilities on the municipal level …
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Indiana voters were advised this week that some absentee ballots may be rejected by elections officials; City of Bloomington officials continue to examine the cost of repairing the Fourth Street garage versus reconstructing it; Monroe County officials have discovered the way they fund the annual county fair isn’t strictly legal. FEATURE City of Bloomington Public Works Director Adam Wason says international restrictions …
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The looming trade war between China and the United States is causing problems in the international recycling market. In Bloomington and Monroe County, uncertainty over global trade tariffs have caused government entities to consider charging residents for recycling for the first time. In response to the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs, which are set to take effect in early July, China …
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County Council member Shelli Yoder says the controversial proposal for a waste transfer station was actually a deceitful attempt to provide Hoosier Disposal-Republic Services with another business opportunity. Yoder was at one time a registered agent for Indiana Green Transfer and Recycling, but resigned late last year. She addressed the Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals in their meeting last …
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