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Paper, Plastic-- Frying Pans?

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Monday, December 05, 2005

There’s nothing new about recycling paper and plastic, but what about computers, cell phones and frying pans? Find out how to get creative with recycling thanks to a few specialized companies. And we’ll solicit recycling ideas from listeners.

Color Me Politics

Joe Klein, senior writer at Time Magazine
- discusses the war in Iraq, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito and healthcare

» "The Republican Who Thinks Big on Health Care" by Joe Klein in Time Magazine

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Paper, Plastic, Frying Pans

David Beschen, founder of GreenDisk, a company that helps people and companies recycle "technotrash"
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Christina Salvi, coordinator of Freecycle New York City
- with creative ways to repurpose trash

» GreenDisk
» Freecycle

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Taxes Split the Republican Party

Robert Bixby, executive director of the Concord Coalition, a nonpartisan group advocating fiscal responsibility,
- says moderation and fiscal common sense are the answer

Daniel Mitchell, senior fellow in political economy at the Heritage Foundation

» The Concord Coalition
» ...

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Open Phones

- on the opening of bear hunting season in New Jersey and Mayor Bloomberg's plea to smokers not to smoke at home to spare their pets with health problems.

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Report Card

The 9/11 Public Discourse Project, the successor to the 9/11 Commission, slapped the President and Congress with a scathing report card today, grading agencies on on their compliance with the Commission's recommendations. 5Fs, 12 Ds, and just one A among the 41 areas on which the government's response ...

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The WNYC Open Source Guide to recycling

We had a huge response from our listeners during today’s call in segment on how to recycle just about anything in the Five Boroughs. Thanks to everyone who called or emailed in the following tips and suggestions!

New York City has an official page to help with recycling. The ...

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