City Waste Program Faces Rising Costs and Hazardous Waste Issues
Recycling firm Waste Management handles town waste pickup and sells city drop off permits rising from $5 to $10 in 2001. The city earns a cut from recyclables but rising costs and-low material prices push many recyclers into losses. Household hazardous waste pickup days, once donated incineration, now costly. last April 69,000 pounds were collected at a $90,000 total with grants covering only part. The EPA warns improper disposal risks to sanitation systems and outlines safe handling and dedicated collection programs.
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Pack
Pasadena
EPA
Hope rises as Hunley excavation resumes in Charleston
Scientists hopeful that the Confederate submarine Hunley will yield new clues as excavation restarts this month at the Charleston Naval Base. An X-ray shows a possible log book site near the command chair, suggesting personal effects may survive. pencils and a gold coin found earlier underscore the submarine’s historic saga.
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Charleston
S.C
H.L. Hunley
Glenn McConnell
South Carolina
Carolina
Charleston Naval Base
George Dixon
Shiloh
Divers recount Nile trip amid 9 11 chaos and flight woes
A travel party touring pyramids veered into crisis as the September 11 attacks unfolded. They sheltered in Cairo, benefited from Egyptian security, and faced flight disruptions that delayed their return, finally landing in London and then back home aboard American Airlines with a longing for familiar food.
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World Trade Center
Pentagon
Fields
CNN
Tourism and Antiquities
Cairo
British Airways
Heathrow International Airport
London
Heathrow
England
American Airlines
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Houston
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