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The Ecologist]]></title>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/1016910/san_franciscos_scavengers_a_story_of_gangs_poverty_and_recycling.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[San Francisco's scavengers: a story of gangs, poverty and recycling ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:48 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Scavenging is on the rise in the US and is no longer the exclusive domain of the poor. Felicity Carus reports on San Francisco's attempts to close down this informal sector and its impact on a burgeoning recycling culture]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/753570/charities_suffer_as_criminal_gangs_target_lucrative_clothing_recycling_sector.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Charities suffer as criminal gangs target lucrative clothing recycling sector]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:33 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Charities, including Oxfam and Traid, which rely on donations of unwanted clothes are facing an escalating theft problem - which could undermine public confidence in recycling and increase clothing waste, reports Louise Hunt ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/677483/asda_and_marks_spencer_lead_assault_on_packaging_waste_crisis_but_will_it_work.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[ASDA and Marks & Spencer lead assault on packaging waste crisis - but will it work?   ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:30 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[As UK supermarkets scramble to reduce packaging in the face of growing legislation and consumer demand, Aimee Steen talks exclusively to those tackling the problem at high street stores and asks what role customers have to play]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/625750/revealed_scandal_of_roma_people_forced_to_scavenge_toxic_ewaste.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Revealed: scandal of Roma people forced to scavenge toxic e-waste ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:25 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[In the wake of President Sarkozy's crackdown on the Roma people, an Ecologist investigation uncovers how poverty and discrimination are forcing persecuted communities to scratch a living recycling France's growing mountain of e-waste - potentially threatening health and raising questions over the effectiveness of waste policies   <br/><br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/530826/can_a_landfill_site_ever_return_to_nature.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Can a landfill site ever return to nature?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:10 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[One of the biggest landfill sites in the US is in the process of becoming a nature reserve and a recreation ground. Is this just papering over the cracks, or can our rubbish heaps really turn into something beautiful?]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/503649/the_living_machine_an_ecological_approach_to_poo.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The Living Machine: an ecological approach to poo]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:52 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[By mimicking the purifying behaviour of wetland ecosystems we can deal with our sewage using one quarter of the energy, and a fraction of the smell... ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/487204/the_new_green_face_of_incineration_technology.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The new green face of incineration technology]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 10:30 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Incineration is a dirty word amongst environmentalists, its reputation earned through the use of outdated technology. Could new techniques help bring green approval to energy-from-waste facilities?]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/436501/just_throw_it_out_council_advice_on_toxic_lightbulbs.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA['Just throw it out' - Council advice on toxic lightbulbs]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:35 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[An Ecologist investigation reveals that three quarters of London Boroughs are advising their residents to simply throw compact fluorescent lightbulbs in their general waste, despite the hazard posed by their mercury content]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/421522/how_we_poison_bangladesh_with_toxic_ship_carcasses.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[How we poison Bangladesh with toxic ship carcasses]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:05 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Workers are dying in Bangladesh’s shipyards because the west's shipping industry - including UK companies - is not taking responsibility for the disposal of ageing vessels]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/400196/how_green_are_tetrapak_food_cartons.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[How green are tetrapak food cartons?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:53 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[They're becoming more and more common - wrapped around everything from milk to chickpeas. But just how environmentally friendly are composite cartons compared to the good, old-fashioned tin or jar?]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/297595/biogas_is_your_council_about_to_waste_your_waste.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Biogas: is your council about to waste your waste?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:34 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Biogas - a methane-rich fuel made from rotting food waste or sewage - has huge potential as a clean, green fuel for the UK. But a perverse web of subsidies, rules and contracts could mean UK councils are about to kiss goodbye to the real power of waste...]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/271865/visionaries_william_mcdonough.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Visionaries: William McDonough]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:46 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[William McDonough highlights the wastefulness and environmental impacts of modern design and manufacturing and proposes a whole rethink of the process.<br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/269782/how_to_make_your_town_plasticfree.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[How to make your town plastic-free]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Sylvia Rowley examines Rebecca Hosking's tips to rid your town of plastic bags]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/269478/waste_management_proves_a_profitable_business.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Waste management proves a profitable business]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Martin O'Brien investigates how waste management has become a lucrative business.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/268686/landfillonsea.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Landfill-on-sea]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Plastic rubbish gets tossed away in far-off places that we rarely get to see. Daisy Dumas assesses its impact on the world's largest floating landfill.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/269237/incinerators_the_lethal_consequences_of_breathing_fire.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Incinerators: the lethal consequences of breathing fire]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Despite the best efforts of the industry to rebrand and clean up incineration, the fact remains that today's incinerators still permit pollution.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/269195/radley_lakes_public_inquiry_20th_22nd_june.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Radley Lakes public inquiry, 20th - 22nd June]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The continuing story of one community's struggle against nPower who are still planning to fill Thrupp lake with ash from their Didcot coal-fired power station. <br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/268975/the_perils_of_plastic_amnesia.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The perils of plastic amnesia]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Convenient, flimsy, costly, cynical, manipulative, wasteful, deadly...we'll never forget the plastic bag]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/268952/bin_your_bin.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Bin your bin]]></title>
 <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[If you don't want an incinerator near you, you are either going to have to move to a rich neighbourhood or bin your bin...]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/268584/silenced_witness.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Silenced witness]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Following last month's Ecologist story, Burying the truth, the Douglas Gowan  story continues.]]></description>
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