December 13, 2007 edition


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COVER STORY:

It’s in the bag

A lot of local recycling advocates complain that Philadelphia lags behind other major cities, in some cases far behind, in implementing environmentally friendly measures for its rubbish collection.
Yet, the way that many of the area’s apartment buildings, condominium complexes and other private residential developments handle recycling can make the city look like the Sierra Club.
"You’ll find that a lot of apartment buildings don’t recycle," explains Sheila Grossman, 74 . . .

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Editorial:

Let’s all chip in

You need not have witnessed environmental crusader Al Gore’s collection of the Noble Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, on Monday to know that at the rate we’re going, Planet Earth’s years are numbered.
But as stewards of the Earth, we owe it to our kids and especially our grandchildren — or your friends’ kids and grandchildren — to do whatever we can to . . .

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