Desktop recycling Allbritton, Christopher
Popular mechanics (New York. 1959),
03/2003, Volume:
180, Issue:
3
Magazine Article
Because of the rapid pace of progress in consumer electronics, obsolescence is occurring faster and faster. As such, waste from electronic gadgets is growing exponentially. Consumers can help do ...their part to cut back on such waste by "shopping green."
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Paper trail leads to fiber recovery Ynostroza, Roger
Graphic Arts Monthly,
05/1998, Volume:
70, Issue:
5
Magazine Article, Trade Publication Article
According to the American Forest & Paper Association, in response to surging demand for recovered fiber by paper mills in the US, Americans diverted a record 45 millions tons of paper from the solid ...waste stream for domestic recycling, export, and other productive uses in 1997. This figure represents a US paper recovery rate of just over 45% for the year.
What a waste Sherman, Fraser
Boys' life,
04/1998, Volume:
88, Issue:
4
Magazine Article
A children's article on nonprofit clearinghouses for waste products is presented. Programs such as Southern Waste Information Exchange put waste generators in touch with waste users.
New houses can be made from boards and beams from antique barns. Special care and consideration, however, must be given in choosing and using these antique lumber. Builders should also anticipate ...potential problems from the use of both old and new materials in a single structure.
