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AHAHAH!]]>May 4th 2009 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/May 4th 2009 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/May 4th 2009 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/
is to strap a Mr. Fusion onto their cars...]]>May 4th 2009 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/May 4th 2009 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/
How much recycled material goes into making this thing? Does it generate enough extra material (as opposed to "traditional" methods) to justify the energy and materials used to manufacture and maintain the item?]]>May 4th 2009 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/May 4th 2009 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/May 4th 2009 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/May 4th 2009 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/

ops!.. wrong campaign.
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So... i just have to say that you Americans are so late in recycling anything...]]>May 4th 2009 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/
Excellent post displaying you complete ignorance of American society! I'm not arguing that you should be expected to know anything about American culture, but I would hope you would have some basic understanding before spouting quasi-nationalist rubbish. The US is construed of states. Each of these states governs differently. While some may have not instituted recycling programs, others have been doing this for decades longer than your country. Generalizing American culture is analogous to generalizing French culture as representing all of Europe.

http://www.serconline.org/bottlebill/stateactivity.html]]>May 4th 2009 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/
Though I wonder if that "somebody who will listen" would only listen to recycling-related troubles. ]]>May 4th 2009 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/May 4th 2009 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/
I'm not sure why every state doesn't do this. It's not like aluminum is real easy to mine and refine from raw ore.]]>May 4th 2009 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/
Creepy]]>May 4th 2009 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/May 4th 2009 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/May 4th 2009 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/
That being said. If I were still a kid, this would be so much fun to goof with. Would only let it talk if you put the proper article in.

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The fact that each little town in each county in each state has their own convoluted waste disposal laws just confuses everyone.

Every time someone goes over someone else's house, and they need to toss a bottle/can/whatever, you hear, "Do you guys recycle?"

Most people don't know what to do with their trash, and will just dump all of it because sometimes things are just too complicated. Deposit this, collect only this recycling type on this day every other week, this number plastic/glass can't be recycled in this area, etc. etc. It's horrible.

Also, what's with major American cities having like 3 trash cans each that seem to never get emptied, recycling trash cans only in food courts in malls, and horrible access to public toilets in shopping areas?

Anyhow, back on track... Whatever happened to the clamshell design where there were only two bubble-wrap-sized blisters to cut off on the opposite end from the fold, then the package could pop open? Seems to me that they'd be faster to manufacture, and much less deadly on Christmas day.]]>May 5th 2009 1:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/04/australian-envirobank-gives-goodies-for-recyclables-plus-a-symp/May 5th 2009 9:54AM