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Best Practices for Removing Bins from Classrooms In part one of this blog, I described the growing trend towards “all-in-the-hall” collection arrangements that involves removing waste baskets from classrooms and meeting rooms in academic and workplace settings. These arrangements, which rely on people to carry their personal waste out to larger bins (typically 20 to 45 gallons) in hallways and other common areas, have been shown to increase waste diversion and lower recycling contamination. A 2024 survey of US and Canadian sustainability managers conducted by…