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Fargo processes about 220,000 tons of waste annually, officials say
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City Solid Waste Department staff say Fargo receives roughly 220,000 tons of waste a year and operates curbside and drop-site recycling; the program is funded by an opt-in monthly fee and handled through a local processing partner identified in the transcript as "Manota."
Fargo receives roughly 220,000 tons of incoming waste each year and manages that volume through a combination of municipal solid waste cells, inert (construction and demolition) cells and a composting operation, a Solid Waste Department staff member said.
The department described the scope and scale of its recycling program and residential service. "Our total incoming waste in a year is right around that 220,000 tons per year," the staff member said. The city also runs curbside recycling and about 20 drop sites that accept source-separated plastics, cardboard and…
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