News tagged with household trash
In 27 states, don't call your old computer 'trash'
(AP) -- Get a new flat-screen TV for Christmas and wondering what to do with the old console? Finally replacing that turntable with an MP3 player? Just upgrading your Mac? Whatever it is, you'd better check your state's ...
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water
(AP) -- The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests.
Feb 08, 2010 |
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US Marshals seize sanitizer for bacteria problems
(AP) -- Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service have seized all skin sanitizers and skin protectants, including ingredients and components, at Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory's facility in Roy, Utah, the Food and ...
Aug 02, 2009 |
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Maine garbage study shows 60 percent of trash could be diverted
A recently updated 2011 study by the University of Maine School of Economics that sorted and assessed the contents of trash in a representative sample of 17 Maine communities concludes that as much as 60 percent ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
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Trashing old, unused medications best for reducing environmental impact
Returning extra medicine to the pharmacy for disposal might not be worth the extra time, money or greenhouse gas emissions, according to a University of Michigan study that is the first to look at the net ...
May 16, 2012 |
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Dutch 'Repair Cafe' give trash a new lease of life
A broken-down vacuum cleaner, an old bicycle, a torn shirt ... almost nothing is impossible to fix for a group of crafty Dutch volunteers dedicated to giving potential trash a second lease of life.
Mar 15, 2012 |
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In ancient Pompeii, trash and tombs went hand in hand
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cemeteries in ancient Pompeii were “mixed-use developments” with a variety of purposes that included serving as an appropriate site to toss out the trash. That’s according to ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Researcher unpacks the perils of a supersized Christmas dinner
Are you really going to eat a whole oversized roast turkey? Are 38 cans of soft drink more than plenty? Should you buy six packets of Christmas pudding just to get an extra one free? These are the sort of ...
Dec 08, 2011 |
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UN investigator says medical waste risks ignored
(AP) -- A human rights investigator for the United Nations says up to a quarter of the world's trash from hospitals, clinics, labs, blood banks and mortuaries is hazardous and much more needs to be done to ...
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Astronauts load storage bin on last space shuttle
(AP) -- NASA's orbiting astronauts detached a huge storage bin full of trash from the International Space Station on Monday and loaded it aboard Atlantis for the last shuttle ride back to Earth.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Last space shuttle crew almost done packing up
(AP) -- The astronauts making NASA's last shuttle flight are almost done packing up their gigantic suitcase for the ride home.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 17, 2011 |
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Astronauts woken up by second computer failure
(AP) -- After getting a little free time Thursday, the last space shuttle crew was woken up to deal with a second computer failure on Atlantis.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 15, 2011 |
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Astronauts getting time off in space, finally
(AP) -- After a hectic week in orbit, the astronauts on NASA's last space shuttle flight got some time off Thursday to savor their historic experience.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 14, 2011 |
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