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E-Waste, E-Wast…

By Mark Lennon On September 27, 2012 · Add Comment
If you really recycle responsibly, it costs money. LCDs contain mercury; CRTs contain lead; rechargeable batteries contain heavy metals. You have to take used electronics apart carefully and under controlled conditions to recover those things. It costs money.
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Boston University Celebrates More Than 1.5 Million Pounds of Surplus Property Provided to Charities

By Mark Lennon On September 11, 2012 · Add Comment
Jeanne Sevigny is Assistant Director of BU Housing. She says: “This started out as a good idea for recycling our unwanted furniture, but as we became more connected with IRN and their charitable network the social benefits of the program really grabbed our hearts. For those of us in Housing and Sustainability, we could not be more pleased. We are doing the right thing environmentally and socially, and the costs related to this program are far less than disposal – a real win-win situation all around.”
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We Have Met The Enemy, and It Is Us

By Mark Lennon On September 5, 2012 · Add Comment
I cut school in 8th grade to go to Earth Day.  I asked the School Authorities if I could be excused to go to Earth Day, but they said No.  So I cut school and went.  It was the first time I ever cut school. This was in Philly and Philly had one of the [...]
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