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EarthTalk: Weed killer? Plastic bags?

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July 10, 2010   1 Comment  

Clinging plastic like Saran wrap is difficult to recycle because the resin it contains that gives it wrapping power cannot be extracted without massive amounts of energy -­ more than it would take to make it new from scratch. And given that it’s usually soiled with some kind of food, used plastic wrap should always just go right into the trash. Pictured: A 1961 magazine ad for Handi-Wrap. (Media credit/Pink Ponk Studios, Courtesy of Flickr)

Plastic wrap can’t usually be recycled

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EarthTalk: Paper or Plastic?

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April 15, 2010   1 Comment  

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An answer to the grocery store conundrum

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EarthTalk: Radioactive tribal waste? Battery technology?

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Feb. 24, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Are Native homes being used as chemical weapons depots?

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EarthTalk: Melting ice caps? Recycled ski boots?

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Feb. 16, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Tips on how your ski equipment can help the environment and charity

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EarthTalk: Mattresses? Birth Control?

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June 8, 2009   2 Comments  

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EarthTalk discusses two bedroom topics.

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EarthTalk: Volcanoes? Plastic #5?

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Jan. 26, 2009   2 Comments  

Dear EarthTalk: Could it really be true that a single large volcanic eruption launches more‚ greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than the amount generated by all‚ of humanity over history? – Steve Schlemmer, London, England This argument that human-caused carbon emissions are merely a drop in the bucket compared to greenhouse gases generated by volcanoes has been [...]

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Small office, big hypocrisy

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Dec. 7, 2008   Leave a Comment  

As I walked into the office of the program director of an environmental awareness organization in Toronto, I was surprised that there was no recycling bin. I was even more surprised to see several recyclable materials, like papers and water bottles, in the garbage can underneath his desk.

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