The Greater Eureka Chamber of Commerce announced today that Nancy Olson will be coming on board as the new president and CEO of the business organization. “We are delighted to have Nancy on our team,” chamber board chair Linda Wise said in a news release. “Nancy has held high level positions with the Los Angeles […]
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Diverting Holiday Waste
Now that the holiday season has arrived, so has the waste generated by the festivities, from wrapping paper and plastic bows to dirty foil trays and more plastic packaging. During this time of the year, Recology Humboldt’s Material Recovery Facility starts to collect about 25 percent more waste, says General Manager Linda Wise. “Right now […]
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Photos from SCRAP’s Rebel Craft Rumble
With rain predicted this weekend, perhaps you need some indoor project inspiration. Peruse Mark McKenna’s slideshow of last weekend’s sixth annual SCRAP Humboldt Rebel Craft Rumble below and you’re bound to have a creative breakthrough. The Iron-Chef-meets-Martha-Stewart cage match pits teams of glue gunslingers against one another for the title of Ultimate Supreme Craft Masters […]
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Dirty, Trashy Arcata
This past week saw two major milestones for Arcata consumers. First, as of midnight on Friday, the independent Arcata Garbage Company officially passed into the hands of Recology Humboldt, which provides trash services for several other Humboldt cities. The parent company, Recology, has become a West Coast behemoth, with resource recovery companies in California, Oregon […]