On AlterNet: garbage

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Waste Company Locks Out Teamsters in Bid to Eliminate Pensions

Josh Eidelson, In These Times. May 15, 2012.

Teamsters Local 215 says it offered to extend the current contract into the future, but Republic insisted on eliminating pensions and replacing them with a 401(k).

Can New Corporate Pledges of Zero Waste Make Landfills Obsolete?

Christine MacDonald, AlterNet. April 11, 2012.

Businesses are learning that what they throw away can be just as valuable as what they are making.

Rare Rolling Sympathy Strike Beats Garbage Company That Tries to Trash Its Promise

Josh Eidelson, AlterNet. March 29, 2012.

Teamsters in Alabama went on strike against a giant garbage company--and in Seattle, New York and Ohio, workers joined them in solidarity, in a move that's usually illegal.

Are Millions of Pounds of Japan's Tsunami Debris About to Hit US Shores?

Jon Letman, TruthOut.org. February 21, 2012.

Pacific coastal communities prepare for possible impacts of marine debris from Japan's triple disaster.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Bigger Than the Continental US: Here's What We Can Do About It

Jaymi Heimbuch, Planet Green. July 13, 2010.

Much of the world's trash has accumulated into a part of the Pacific Ocean based on the movement of ocean currents.

The Pacific Isn't the Only Ocean Turning into a Trash Heap

Kristen Chick, Christian Science Monitor. June 29, 2009.

A swirling 'soup' of plastic has been found in the Atlantic, and something similar may be present in other ocean areas.

Disney Exhibit Gives Visitors a Warped Idea of Waste and Consumption

Elizabeth Royte, AlterNet. December 20, 2008.

The message of the exhibit, sponsored by the largest garbage company, is that we needn't radically change our lifestyle or our way of thinking.

The World's Dump: Ocean Garbage From Hawaii to Japan

Kathy Marks, Daniel Howden, The Independent UK. February 6, 2008.

A "plastic soup" of floating waste in the Pacific Ocean now covers an area twice the size of the continental U.S.

Dumped: Could You Survive on a Landfill?

Simon Usborne, Independent UK. September 3, 2007.

Some unsuspecting reality TV contestants who signed up for an "eco-challenge" were dumped on a landfill for three weeks and learned to survive on other people's garbage.

One Person's Dumpster Is Another's Diner

Becca Tucker, AlterNet. March 21, 2007.

A subculture of people make a statement by living off the waste of millions. For three days, a reporter gave it a dumpster-diving go in the "freegan" paradise of Manhattan.