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’Green’ Light Bulbs Pack Toxic Ingredient

Highly efficient fluorescent light bulbs are widely touted as environmentally friendly, but they have created a recycling headache for the EPA and local governments. More often than not, their toxic ingredients simply end up in landfills, where the chemicals can leach into soil and water and poison fish and other …

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’Green’ Light Bulbs Pack Toxic Ingredient

Highly efficient fluorescent light bulbs are widely touted as environmentally friendly, but they have created a recycling headache for the EPA and local governments. More often than not, their toxic ingredients simply end up in landfills, where the chemicals can leach into soil and water and poison fish and other …

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Recycling – New York style

You would probably imagine that New York City with its dense 8.2 million population and towering apartment blocks would struggle to cope with recycling. So how does it compare to London and its 7.6 million residents? Link: http://elleeseymour.com/2007/06/06/recycling-new-york-style/

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Recycling – New York style

You would probably imagine that New York City with its dense 8.2 million population and towering apartment blocks would struggle to cope with recycling. So how does it compare to London and its 7.6 million residents? Link to full article

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Recycling: Wasteful?

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: http://scienceblogs.com/evolgen/2007/01/recycling_wasteful.php

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Recycling: Wasteful?

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

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China town pays price for European recycling

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

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Is recycling waste just a rubbish idea?

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

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