Bugged bins to promote recycling
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Chips in bins which help councils charge for rubbish collections could be common across the UK in two years.
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Researchers at the Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick, UK, along with PVAXX Research &amp; Development, have devised a way to recycle discarded mobile telephones.
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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich.  - Andrew Pritt has found some unique and valuable things while working as a trash collector, but none of them came close to the metal box he recently found under a trash bin...
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By Hannah Mitchell, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 24--Trash dumps used to be for garbage and vultures.   But Catawba County is developing the next generation of landfills: places where garbage and sewage become commodities with little left over to clutter or pollute.
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OSLO, Norway - Arild Tofte and Kaare Heggdal know that recycling pays, but they weren't quite prepared for the jackpot that a scrapped cash machine contained. It was still full of cash. Enough to buy a house and take a luxury vacation.
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The wrapping paper isn&#39;t even in the recycling bin. You haven&#39;t snipped the tags from all your new clothes. Ready for another round of shopping?
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The website HealthyToys.org provides parents and gift-givers a much-needed resource to help weed out the toys that contain high levels of lead, arsenic, mercury, PVC plastic, and other chemicals.
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By Dubie, Denise  Getting rid of obsolete computer gear isn't as simple as it used to be. The threat of data loss, coupled with increasingly stringent environmental regulations, has IT pros rethinking their disposal methods.
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Letter Can collective database licensing cure this tragedy of the commons?
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HP has a new process in place to recycle its used inkjet printer cartridges.
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Texas proposal would force vendors to accept and recycle used equipment.
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This scrap recycler won't buy just any junk.
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HP now uses recycled plastics to produce its inkjet printer cartridges.
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By Deb Gruver, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Sep. 24--The nine paper recycling bins at Wichita State University will save 17 trees, 6,953 gallons of water and 463 gallons of oil every month if people fill them.
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By ANN S. KIM Staff Writer  When the two plastic crates at Tom Wiest's home fill up, it's time to head to the downtown recycling station. His desire to help the environment makes him a regular visitor.
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Households could be charged per bag of rubbish as part of the government's plans to boost recycling.
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A City Council bill would compel supermarkets to collect, transport and recycle plastic bags. Supermarkets would also be required to place "easily accessible" bins for customers to drop off their bags and would also be required to sell reusable bags that customers can use in lieu of plastic and paper bags.