7th St e-Waste

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E-waste recycling weekend, Park Slope, 3/31/07

Poverty forces Roma people to scavenge toxic e-waste
Roma communities in France, currently the subject of a controversial crackdown by the Sarkozy administration, are being forced to scavenge growing volumes of potentially dangerous e-waste in a bid to escape poverty, an Ecologist investigation has revealed.
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Minneapolis sorts through its own trash to update recycling plan
The City of Minneapolis is sorting through some of its neighborhood trash, and the results of what it finds could bring recycling to a whole new level in Minnesota.
Read more on KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul

Bethany considering recycling rate hike
BETHANY BEACH — Increased tipping fees and new state recycling mandates may result in residents paying more for trash services, officials said.
Read more on The Daily Times