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Crimea and transferred to Italy in 868 CE.According to apocryphal acta dating from at least the 4th century CE, Clement was banished from Rome under Emperor Trajan because of his Christianity. Exiled to Greek colony of Chersonesus in the Crimea, Clement reportedly performed his first miracle. While his fellow prisoners were suffering from dehydration, the Pope looked up and saw a lamb on a hill. He struck where the lamb was standing with a pickaxe, which released a stream of clean water. His act resulted in the conversion of a large number of local pagans to Christianity, which then resulted in his gruesome martyrdom by the Roman authorities. Saint Clement was tied to an anchor and thrown from a boat into the Black Sea. Legend recounts that every year, the waters part to reveal a divinely built shrine housing the saint’s bones.A relic of Pope Clement I is restored to the Westminster Cathedral (Mazur/www.catholicnews.org.uk)Apparently one bone got away. Housed in what appears to be a Victorian-era wax-sealed reliquary, the bone fragment of Pope Clement I was likely a family heirloom. The collection of such relics was an extremely popular practice in medieval Europe. Seeking miraculous healing or a conduit to Christ, pilgrims would travel across the continent for primary relics (i.e. the remains of saints) or secondary relics (i.e. things touched by saints). Through the centuries, such relics have been chipped away and disseminated across the globe, leading to a secondary market of fake relics which some say spurred the Reformation.“It could have been stolen, it could belong to someone and been accidentally thrown out,” University of Turku researcher Georges Kazan also told reporters. “If it’s authentic, it’s not the kind of thing you throw away.”... (rst Century Pope Found in London Trash)
Businesses are also charged according to the volume of waste they present. They receive discounts for using the green and blue bins, and are penalized if recyclables or compostables end up in the trash. Another key to San Francisco’s success is its exclusive partnership with waste management company Recology. Raphael said that working with one company eases the administrative burden and makes it possible to collaborate on long-term goals. New York, by comparison, has a private system for commercial waste, comprised of hundreds of competing waste collection companies. This makes it challenging for the local government to collaborate on citywide initiatives. ... (w San Francisco sends less trash to the landfill than any other major US city)
Wilmington issued 1,795 such citations for the 12-month period of January 2017 through June 2018, according to Licenses and Inspections Commissioner Jeff Starkey. Fines totaled $89,750. Over the past year to date, Newark issued 14 littering citations. A person found guilty of littering or illegal dumping can be fined no less than $50 and given up to eight hours of community service for a first offense. A second offense within two years draws a $75 fine and up to 25 hours of community service. If the offense occurred on or along a road adjacent to an area of scenic, historical or cultural interest, an additional penalty of $500 must be imposed for every first, second and subsequent offense, in addition to the fine. In many cases, offenders are also made to pick up litter from the area they polluted. Given the challenges associated with catching violators, officials have shifted their focus to cleanup and reducing future litter. Roadside trash is collected by DelDOT with three groups: DelDOT maintenance employees, inmates and volunteers through the adopt-a-highway program. But the system is failing along Episcopo's commute. "I have seen local residents out there," Episcopo said. "The only cleanup I’ve ever seen." According to the latest National Visible Litter Survey and Litter Cost Study, conducted in 2009, litter cleanup costs $11.5 billion nationwide each year. States, cities and counties together spend $1.3 billion. (spite fines for littering, illegal dumping, trash piles up in some parts of Delaware)
The city is taking driver training for its Solid Waste Management Department into the information age, according to recent contract documents. It's looking for bids to supply a high-tech simulator that can help trainees learn what it's like to hit the roads before they actually crank the engine of a real-life garbage truck. The request for proposal doesn't say how much the city is willing to spend, but it's a safe bet it won't come cheap. After all, we're not talking about some kind of cheesy driving game you download at the App Store. Nope. This sucker needs to have "realistic controls, gauges, indicators, dashboard displays, instrument panels, auxiliary warning/communications devices, driver’s seat, safety restraint, steering wheel assembly, joystick mechanism," and pretty much anything else you'd find in the cabin of a real-life garbage truck. And did we mention, the city also wants it to simulate the loud in-cabin noises drivers hear as they're making the rounds? Perhaps potential trainees should consider themselves lucky Smell-o-Vision doesn't exist yet. Stay on top of San Antonio news and views. Sign up for our Weekly Headlines Newsletter. (n Antonio Sanitation Workers Soon May Have a Garbage Truck Simulator)
In June, the city received 1,609 complaints about Waste Management’s collection services, 365 of which were related to yard waste collection. According to the complaints, the company has been collecting yard waste and garbage together instead of collecting yard waste separately and sending it to the city’s composting facility. Omaha World-Herald has more details: Waste Management is facing $72,454 in penalties for collection complaints and for not picking up yard waste separately from garbage. That’s in addition to $27,634 in fines that Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert announced last month. Stothert said Friday that the city expects Waste Management, the City of Omaha’s trash hauler, to provide timely and complete service. “We will continue monthly reviews of service-related complaints and assess additional financial penalties as allowed by our contract,” she said in a statement. Read the full story here. (aha, Neb., Fines Waste Management Over Trash, Yard Waste Complaints)
