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Some disposable-diaper firms have tried to respond by introducing biodegradable diapers. But environmentalists insist that the new throwaways take up as much room in landfills as regular disposables and will degrade very slowly because of lack of oxygen and sunlight. Boasts John Shiffert, executive director of the National Association of Diaper Services: "We are the original curbside recylers. We're a natural solution to the problem of landfills...
Like most so-called degradable plastics, the Hefty bags contain a chemical additive to help the bags break down after exposure to sun and the elements. Yet most plastic ends up in landfills, where there is no light and little oxygen -- in short, no decomposition. As a result, the degradable label is often meaningless. Says Julie Brenegar, a spokeswoman for Greenpeace: "The plastics industry has been cynically cashing in on the good intentions of consumers who want to do the right thing for the environment...
...research team organized by the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine is considering an answer to the problem: a rest stop at a first-class lounge in Hawaii. If they were plunked into a so-called relay pound, the weary crustaceans could stretch their claws and absorb oxygen from Pacific seawater for a day or so before resuming their voyage...
Anyone Have Oxygen?: The CCSU game was the fifth game in eight days for Harvard. When asked why the team stopped pressing in the second half, Co-Captain Scott Gilly said, "I think we started to get a little tired. To be honest, with this stretch of games, it was just a matter of us running...
...Nancy Cruzan's car swerved on an icy and deserted Missouri country road. The car flipped and crashed. The 25-year-old woman tumbled out and landed facedown in a ditch. Medical help arrived promptly enough to save her life but not fast enough to save her oxygen-deprived brain...