E-WASTE DAY 1: Recycling gadgets is trickier, more harmful than many believe
Nidal Allis scanned the horizon. Under a brilliant blue sky, hundreds of cars flowed through a suburban Denver parking lot last April. An army of cheerful volunteers unloaded a steady stream of dusty laptops, monitors and keyboards for a recycling…
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First Bell: ‘Mystery’ reading as KU basketball players line up; developmental screenings offered; recycling grants …
For another sampling of early-morning news regarding area schools, check out this latest edition of First Bell.
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Richard’s Disposal reduces price to keep city contract, Landrieu says
Monthly rate per household reduced from to .99; contract extended through 2014
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