Trailer Park Trash, Recycled
Dec 30th, 2008 · A hard woman turns her life upside down and shakes it until something positive falls out. .
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Recycling Suddenly Gets Expensive
Dec 23rd, 2008 · The market for recyclables is down sharply with shrinking demand from factories for raw material. In Seattle, the municipal recycling program that brought in millions of dollars each year may now end up costing money instead.
Recycling Industry Slows As Consumers Shop Less *
Dec 22nd, 2008 · As consumers cut back their spending in the worsening economy, the effects are being felt even in the wastepaper recycling and exporting industry. Decreased demand for products means a drop in the need for packaging — and the recycled materials that it's made from.
Selling Recyclables Less Profitable
Dec 8th, 2008 · Prices are plummeting for recycled materials such as plastic and paper. Cities that used to earn revenues for those commodities are now paid a lot less, not at all — or have to pay to get them hauled away. Municipal transfer stations say they'll continue to recycle as long as it costs less to truck the stuff to recyclers, rather than to put it in landfills. Nancy Cohen reports for member station WNPR.
Michigan Cracks Down On Seinfeld's "Can-Scam" *
Dec 7th, 2008 · Michigan stores are losing millions of dollars every year to return deposits on bottles and cans brought in from border states, such as Ohio or Indiana, that don't pay back on deposits for recycled containers. Michigan Radio's Tracy Samilton reports on "can-scamming" and the efforts to prevent it.
Obama Reveals More On Economic Team
Nov 27th, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama says he's blending "experience with fresh thinking" in his Cabinet and White House. Wednesday, he named members of his Economic Recovery Advisory Board. NPR News Analyst Juan Williams talks with Steve Inskeep about whether Obama is just recycling officials from previous administrations.
Digging (Six Feet Under) For Scrap Metal
Oct 6th, 2008 · As commodity prices rise, metal thieves are moving to more meaningful and lucrative sources like grave markers and memorials to find "scrap" metal to steal and resell. Officials and public advocates are asking for increased regulation in the scrap metal recycling industry.
Los Angeles Asks Residents To Recycle Food Scraps
Sep 30th, 2008 · The city has started a pilot program, offering residents in a targeted area kitchen pails to separate food waste from regular garbage. The plan is to divert 600 tons of food that go to the landfills every day. The food would be recycled into compost.
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