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Wednesday, 03/26/2008 |
Plastic bags and film recycling increased significantly across the U.S.
in 2006, reaching a record high and validating a growing national
recycling trend sweeping the states. The dramatic increase in
recycling is in part driven by greater demand for recycled plastic and
increased recycling of plastic grocery bags.
An estimated 812,010,000 pounds of post-consumer film (including
plastic bags) was recovered in 2006, according to the 2006 National
Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic Bags and Film Report conducted by Moore
Recycling Associates, Inc. of Sonoma, California. This represents a 24%
increase from 652,477,000 pounds recovered in 2005.
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Sunday, 03/23/2008 |
Today House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and Rep.
Chris Cannon (R-UT) introduced the “Credit Card Fair Fee Act”,
legislation that for the first time deals with the biggest credit card
fee of all – the interchange fee, which grew to $36 billion in 2006.
“We welcome this effort to stop the price-fixing practices of the
credit card industry and create a transparent market-based process,”
said Mallory Duncan, chairman of the Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC)
and senior vice president and general counsel of the National Retail
Federation.
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Wednesday, 03/19/2008 |
The West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association will host an
Underground Storage Tank Re-Certification Training Program from 8:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25 and Wednesday, March 26 at the
Charleston Civic Center, association representatives announced.
Jan Vineyard, President of OMEGA, said, “The training is open to
everyone who works on underground storage tanks and will qualify as
continuing education towards your license.”
Vineyard said individuals that work on underground storage tanks must
be licensed and complete 16-hours of continuing education every two
years. Each of the eight-hour trainings will re-certify Class A, B
& C licenses.
The cost is $189 per day or $289 for both days for OMEGA members. The
non-member fee is $239 per day or $339 for both days. Lunch will be
provided for an additional $16.50 per day.
Tim Thickstun of Modern American Safety Training will provide the instruction.
For additional information, contact Jan Vineyard at (304) 343-5500.
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Wednesday, 03/19/2008 |
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High gasoline prices bring out the e-mail hoaxes, forwarded by
well-meaning family and friends. The latest version of this is Where
to Buy Your USA-Gas, an e-mail that purports that Saudis are banning
American-made goods, and therefore U.S. citizens should return the
favor by not purchasing gasoline from companies that import Middle
Eastern oil.
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Wednesday, 03/19/2008 |
Skyrocketing gasoline prices are fueling more drive-offs, WALB-TV
reports. NACS estimates that thieves stole $122 million in gasoline in
2006, which costs each of the nations 115,000 convenience stores just
over $1,000 dollars.
While many retailers are switching to pre-payment only to stop gasoline
thefts, some cities have made pay-before-you-pump the law. Little Elm,
Texas, joins a growing number of cities, including several in North
Texas, that require motorist to pay for their gasoline before filling
their tanks, the Dallas Morning News reports.
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