The Morris County Commissioners, at their Tuesday meeting, December 19, learned that the scale for the Transfer Station is scheduled to be delivered on January 10, and construction anticipated to begin on January 15, 2024.
I had the privilege of sitting down with Derrick Craige this week. Craige is the City of Council Grove Utilities Superintendent who has 27 years of priceless experience under his belt. Craige said, “With this job, you never stop learning. You are always learning.” Craige has been the superintendent since January 2011 when James Masters retired.
Around the world global warming is a problem, and humans are a reason to blame. You see, we use stuff like gas vehicles, golf carts, factories, and fossil fuels, and we need to stop. It can benefit health for humans and animals If we do stop.
Do you like forests, prairies, and wildlife? Well be careful because if we don’t do something all that could be gone! I don’t want that and surely others don’t want that. So what do we do? According to World Wide Fund, habitat loss is probably the greatest threat to life on this planet. We need to pay attention to what we do.
Food waste is really bad for the environment, yet people still waste a big amount of food. The Nutrition Source says, “In the U.S., up to 40% of all food produced goes uneaten, and about 95% of discarded food ends up in landfills.” Food waste causes so many problems and we need to fix that.
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