Results for keyword: Recycling
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Let it mellow
Melissa Hart remembers her eccentric, independent great-grandmother, who taught her about reuse and recycling long before it was fashionable.
by Melissa Hart, Nov 10, 2008 -
Ashes to houses
One of coal's big messes is transformed into building blocks
by Jonathan Thompson, Nov 20, 2007 -
The good news about garbage
The writer teaches herself a humbling chore — cleaning up other people's garbage
by Linda M. Hasselstrom, Jul 03, 2006 -
'Ghost fleet' in search of a final resting place
Newport, Ore., decides the environmental and financial risks are too great to allow Bay Bridge Enterprises, a ship-recycling firm, to dismantle decommissioned military vessels at Yaquina Bay
by Elizabeth Grossman, Feb 20, 2006 -
Buying used gets him enthused
The writer hunts for recycled bargains and revels in the chase
by David Feela, Jun 13, 2005 -
Fateful harvest a scary read
Duff Wilson's book, "Fateful Harvest: The True Story of a Small Town, a Global Industry, and a Toxic Secret," investigates a local agricultural chemicals provider who attempted to pass toxic waste off as recycled fertilizer.
by Ali Macalady, Apr 29, 2002 -
Saving tired tires
A family-owned business, Cordova and Sons, in Cuba City, N.M., collects and recycles used tires for landscaping and building projects.
by Sarah Wright, Apr 15, 2002 -
Dreams of new industry go up in smoke
Dakota Catalyst Products shuts its Williston, N.D., metals recycling plant, leaving behind an environmental mess that is just now becoming public.
by Eric Whitney, Sep 14, 1998 -
No nagging or preaching here
A review of "Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things" by John C. Ryan and Alan Thein Durning, which traces origins and costs to the environment of things we take for granted.
by Asta Bowen, Mar 17, 1997 -
Recycling gets rapped
The Environmental Defense Fund pamphlet, "Anti-Recycling Myths," responds to a New York Times article denouncing recycling.
by Betsy Marston, Sep 16, 1996






