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Police link 2 bodies at recycle centers

Buffalo News
June 12, 2007 - Louis Post-Dispatch that workers at the Snowflake plant found the body in a large container used to collect material rejected in the paper recycling process. The body of Jansen's wife, Susan, 48, was found May 24 on a conveyor belt at a recycling center in north St. Police believe both of the Jansens, who had recently become homeless, had gone to sleep in a recycling container in south St. ...
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Grate grilling

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
June 12, 2007 - Mixture should be highly seasoned.Place tenderloins in large, resealable plastic bag. Turn bag to evenly coat pork with marinade; refrigerate 30 to 60 minutes, turning bag occasionally. Remove pork from marinade; discard marinade in bag. ...
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Cubans Go to Street to Augment Rations

Herald Tribune
June 12, 2007 - A teenage boy at a weathered wooden cart asks 2 pesos for "granizados," small plastic cups of ice drizzled with strawberry-flavored syrup. Another vendor sells homemade popcorn in plastic bags for 3 pesos. ...
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City discourages recycling of items

Nashua Telegraph
June 12, 2007 - I made a special trip on Friday, June 8, to the recycle center at the city landfill. Meanwhile, I was being yelled at by a guard that the recycle shed was closed and I wasn’t to put things there. Since we have been encouraged to recycle everything possible, I can’t quite grasp the reasoning behind the recycle shed being closed in the early morning. ...
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Visalia may yank recycling permits: BC Recycling owner is under investigation for role in scrap metal thefts in Tulare County.

The Fresno Bee
June 11, 2007 - ...recyclers. While the wire may be worth only a few dollars, the damage to the farm equipment may cost hundreds of dollars to repair, investigators say.As part of their ongoing investigations into such crimes, detectives with Tulare County's agricultural crime unit are checking on recycling operations where thieves may try to sell their loot."BC Recycling has been conducting business in the city of Visalia in a less-than-credible manner," sheriff's Lt....
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Cape teen will be national youth fellow for Jane Goodall's group

Cape Cod Times
June 11, 2007 - The next year, Chase walked through Hyannis and Centerville, visiting hotels and asking them to recycle, buy wisely and save water by asking guests to reuse towels and sheets. ...
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Sometimes, trash is in the beholder's eye

Palm Beach Post, Florida
June 11, 2007 - Even the shelving and containers holding the recyclables were garbage-bound. The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties recently awarded Resource Depot $27,500 for the creation of nine patch quilts using recycled materials. Trash to Treasure has a mix of people on its board of directors — three from education, three from recycling and one at-large. ...
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Recycling as a way of life

Toledo Blade
June 11, 2007 - Prior to the new fee, 17 percent of Toledoans recycled. Evidently, officials must now raise awareness about recycling. Recycling should be considered a civic responsibility. ...
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EDITORIAL: Jolly green senator: Skelos pushed a bill about hybrids; he should focus on bottles, too

Newsday
June 11, 2007 - If the Assembly gets over its concerns about lost revenue and passes the bill, and Gov. One is an expanded bottle bill, to reduce the litter caused by water, tea and juice containers. Those aren't covered by the original 1982 bill, which sharply reduced litter and kept 6 million tons of recyclables out of landfills.Bills sponsored by Sen. ...
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No quick fizz to changing the law: Politicians, environmentalists want to alter deposit bill to include noncarbonated drinks but critics says consumers will be stuck with tab

Newsday
June 11, 2007 - As other states take steps toward expanding their own deposit laws, Gov. You see lots of water bottles."Supporters of the 1982 law say it has reduced roadside litter by more than 70 percent and encouraged recycling. They say curbside recycling, which was not available 25 years ago, is more convenient. ...
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