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...waste in concrete before taking it all to a landfill. The price, along with Nisbet's unease about burdening the landfill, bothered him enough to seek another solution. He found one in St. Charles, Mo., paying EPC the same price to recycle an even larger load of high-tech trash...
Companies are less likely to recycle electronics than other waste, even though computers make dreadful trash. A desktop computer contains nearly 40 lbs. of plastic, lead, aluminum and iron, along with small amounts of arsenic, mercury, zinc and gold, and environmentalists are worried that the metals will leach into soil and water. But without national standards, some recyclers play fast and loose with the term. Some just shred waste. Others ship it overseas to China, Vietnam or India...
...Mather broke Currier’s two-year winning streak by coming in fourth in recycling and waste reduction, first in electricity conservation, and tied for first in eco-projects. Dunster, Kirkland, and Leverett Houses also received mention for being the top three Houses in improvement in recycling and trash reduction. Mather, represented by Environmental Action Committee (EAC) co-chair Faon M. O’Connor ’08, Green Cup representative John T. Watson ’07, House Committee (HoCo) Co-Chair Andrew B. Artz ’07 and HoCo Treasurer Nitesh Banta...
...easy way to deal with that.” Scot M. Miller ’07, a REP captain, added that smaller universities often have other aids to recycling efforts. “We are at a slight disadvantage, as some smaller facilities like Middlebury have trash processing facilities where they can separate out the recyclables after people throw them away,” he said. “Our biggest challenge is convincing people to make the commitment to recycle.” Gogan agreed, saying that they hoped to create the same “competitive spirit?...
...California central valley rightfully elicits some doubt and curiosity in the film’s cast of characters. Where defiant teen Tobe (Evan Rachel Wood, “Thirteen”) sees excitement and intrigue, her father (David Morse, “The Green Mile”) sees trailer trash, and her kid brother (Rory Culkin, “Mean Creek”) sees a role model. The film traces the melancholy trajectory of this dysfunctional family’s interactions once they come into contact with Harlan, with the psychological motivations behind each of the characters becoming clearer...