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From Cutlery to Beer Kegs, Radioactive Materials Ends Up in Goods Made from Recycled Metal

Jennifer Lance — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:55:05 +0000

Improper disposal of medical scanners and industrial equipment has led to nuclear waste being included in consumer products made from recycled metal, such as beer kegs, cutlery, purses, sinks, and tools.

Last year, the US customs rejected 64 shipments of radioactive goods from India and China. The French nuclear regulator found elevator buttons from India contained radioactive metal exposing employees to three times the safe dose of radiation.

Via: Bloomberg

Image: versageek on Flickr under a Creative Commons License

My Son the Scrapper

Wenona Napolitano — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:00:00 +0000

My teenage son calls me the crazy green hippie lady. When did he get so grumpy and cynical? I think it comes with being a teenager. He’s become so disenchanted with everything and claims he believes in nothing… except money. He’s a hard worker, he goes to work even on his days off when they call him in. He works all the time after school and on the weekends, and when he’s not working he’s looking for other ways to make money. His main way…collecting scrap metal and taking it to the metal recycling facility. He doesn’t realize that’s a very green thing.

Trendy Thieves Eye Used Grease, Metals

Shirley Siluk Gregory — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:38:07 +0000

Rising prices for everything from copper and platinum to flour, gas and cooking oil are creating new markets for trend-minded thieves across the U.S.

With gasoline prices in the U.S. breaking new records weekly, for example, law enforcement officials are seeing more cases of cooking grease thefts from fast-food establishments and other restaurants. Why used grease? Because cooking oil can be converted into biodiesel fuel that can be sold at a cool profit.