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Waste
Jul 7 2009, Abdul

I just read this fascinating story by Matt LaPlante in the Salt Lake Tribune. It’s about how one of the largest bases in Iraq burns all of its garbage and waste, which might even include amputated body parts, in an open pit. The thick black smoke from..

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Jake Miller, 8, empties food waste into a specially labeled food scraps bin containing a biodegradable bag at an eating area on the departure concourse at Portland International Airport in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. The airport is ramping...