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E-Waste Recycling Academy for Developing World Told of Risks and Rewards

Participants at the first-ever e-Waste Academy for policymakers and small businesses, organised in Accra, Ghana by the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) and StEP – a partnership of several UN organisations, industry, government, NGOs and the science sector – have heard how electronic waste now contains precious metal "deposits" 40 to …

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Composting may solve small-town waste problems

GARBAGE: Local system could provide disposal model for smaller communities. By STEVE WILLIAMS Chilkat Valley News (Published: May 9, 2003) HAINES A new garbage composting system here is being watched closely by small towns around the nation as a possible solution to solid waste disposal. Link:

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Composting may solve small-town waste problems

GARBAGE: Local system could provide disposal model for smaller communities. By STEVE WILLIAMS Chilkat Valley News (Published: May 9, 2003) HAINES A new garbage composting system here is being watched closely by small towns around the nation as a possible solution to solid waste disposal. Link to full article

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Composting may solve small-town waste problems

GARBAGE: Local system could provide disposal model for smaller communities. By STEVE WILLIAMS Chilkat Valley News (Published: May 9, 2003) HAINES A new garbage composting system here is being watched closely by small towns around the nation as a possible solution to solid waste disposal. Link: http://www.adn.com/alaska/story/3088843p-3111951c.html

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Other voices: Plastic bag bans hold hidden costs

More than two dozen cities nationwide have either banned plastic grocery bags in some cases even paper bags entirelyhave imposed a fee for using them in order to encourage the use of reusable bags. Other cities are considering similar action. However, such policies have hidden costs that are virtually ignored. …

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Other voices: Plastic bag bans hold hidden costs

More than two dozen cities nationwide have either banned plastic grocery bags in some cases even paper bags entirelyhave imposed a fee for using them in order to encourage the use of reusable bags. Other cities are considering similar action. However, such policies have hidden costs that are virtually ignored. …

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Other voices: Plastic bag bans hold hidden costs

More than two dozen cities nationwide have either banned plastic grocery bags in some cases even paper bags entirelyhave imposed a fee for using them in order to encourage the use of reusable bags. Other cities are considering similar action. However, such policies have hidden costs that are virtually ignored. …

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