Archive for ‘waist’
Muck makes money — Naples garbage is mafia gold
January 9th, 2008
“For us, rubbish is gold,” is how one Italian gangster explained the mafia’s involvement in waste trafficking to an investigating magistrate in Naples. Areas of the southern city have ground to a halt this week because of piles of rotting rubbish and sometimes violent protests about what to do with it, and Italians are questioning whether organised crime …
China launches surprise crackdown on plastic bags
January 8th, 2008
China launched a surprise crackdown on plastic bags on Tuesday, banning production of ultra-thin bags and forbidding its supermarkets and shops from handing out free carriers from June 1.
Christmas Trees Can Be Recycled Into Mulch Sunday
January 6th, 2008
Sharon Gibala reports Baltimore residents can recycle their Christmas trees into mulch at Baltimore Polytechnic School on Sunday.
Baltimore’s New Recycling Program Starts Tuesday
January 6th, 2008
Tim Williams and Jessica Kartalija talk to Celeste Amatto with the Baltimore City’s Recycling Program about how and what you can recycle.
Trashing The Holidays: Tips On Recycling
December 27th, 2007
How do you dispose of all that leftover food, paper, boxes, etc? Here are suggestions.
California Residents Recycling At Record Pace
December 24th, 2007
Recycling is up in the state of California, with many people getting money back on cans and bottles.
Improper Grease Disposal Blamed For Sewer Back-Ups
November 30th, 2007
What many of us are pouring down the drain is translating into money down the drain. A dirty little problem is developing in the sewers and your tax dollars are being spent to clean up.
L.A. Convention Center Eateries Go Green
November 9th, 2007
Eleven of the convention center’s on-site public food outlets will go 100 percent green with compostable or bio-degradeable eating utensils.
