NUDGING RECYCLING FROM LESS WASTE TO NONE


	NUDGING RECYCLING FROM LESS WASTE TO NONE

ellington

10-21-2009 12:31 AM

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waste, antigarbage, zero, recycling

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THE MOVEMENT IS SIMPLE IN CONCEPT IF NOT ALWAYS IN EXECUTION.

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Nudging Recycling From Less Waste to None
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Sara Marshall peers into a drop-off point for recycling in Nantucket. The town is a leader in "zero waste."
<A href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/10/08/science/TRASH_index.html">More Photos &gt;</A>
</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/science/earth/20trash.html?em#"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.nytimes.com/img/01749707-5F7B-45B9-B899-5A2B0AC57437" alt="Zero Waste" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/science/earth/20trash.html?em#"><P>At <A href="http://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm">Yellowstone National Park</A>, the clear soda cups and white utensils are not your typical cafe-counter garbage. Made of plant-based plastics, they dissolve magically when heated for more than a few minutes. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/science/earth/20trash.html?em#"><P>At <A href="http://www.ecco-atlanta.com/">Ecco</A>, a popular restaurant in Atlanta, waiters no longer scrape food scraps into the trash bin. 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