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I’m a big fan of recycling. I try to recycle whatever I can — paper, plastics, glass, aluminum — whenever I can. I was under the impression that recycling produces less waste than dumping in landfills and is better for the environment in general Link to full article

Guangzhou (China), Oct 1 (DPA) "This is one of the most polluted towns in China," complains migrant worker Li Lengen, cradling his 18-month-old daughter as he sits beside a flyblown pile of imported rubbish that represents his livelihood. Link: http://www.teluguportal.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=15814

Guangzhou (China), Oct 1 (DPA) "This is one of the most polluted towns in China," complains migrant worker Li Lengen, cradling his 18-month-old daughter as he sits beside a flyblown pile of imported rubbish that represents his livelihood. Link to full article

Rural councils have recently complained they can’t afford to recycle, but does it really matter if we separate our cardboard from our plastic and are trips to the bottle bank just a waste of time? Link: http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=105&ArticleID=1735910

Rural councils have recently complained they can’t afford to recycle, but does it really matter if we separate our cardboard from our plastic and are trips to the bottle bank just a waste of time? Link to full article

Cairo — At a school unlike any in the Middle East, 15-year-old Magdi Shenuda learns how to use a computer to track the number of plastic bottles he recycled in the past month. Link: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/06/03/MNGKOJ82991.DTL

Cairo — At a school unlike any in the Middle East, 15-year-old Magdi Shenuda learns how to use a computer to track the number of plastic bottles he recycled in the past month. Link to full article

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco, a leader in urban recycling, is preparing to enlist its canine population for a first in the United States: converting dog poop into energy. Link: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2006-02-22T001147Z_01_N21118686_RTRUKOC_0_US-LIFE-SANFRANCISCO-DOGS.xml

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco, a leader in urban recycling, is preparing to enlist its canine population for a first in the United States: converting dog poop into energy. Link to full article

Louisville officials are looking for help to determine how quickly the Outer Loop Landfill is filling up. Officials can’t tell whether an experimental process for digesting and compacting waste is working as well as the landfill’s manager, Waste Management Inc., had promised. So they have hired a University of Louisville …