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                    [Title] => World family meet’s eco-waste system hailed
                    [Summary] => The recent 4th World Meeting of Families initiated by Pope John Paul II is commendable for having included ecological waste management and ecological resource use in the conduct of the meeting, according to a leading re-manufacturer of used and empty inkjet and laserjet printer cartridges.

[DatePublished] => 2003-01-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 188491 [Title] => Some plastics are better re-manufactured [Summary] => Recycling may not exactly be the best thing to happen to the environment when it comes to certain plastics because not all plastics can be recycled. Or, recycling certain plastics produce toxic emissions. The better alternative for such plastics is re-using or re-manufacturing them to retain their original intent or function, not transforming, that is, recycling them into a completely different form for a completely different function.
[DatePublished] => 2002-12-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 180238 [Title] => Change in EU law promotes recycling [Summary] => Local ecological waste management advocates, especially those in the manufacturing and remanufacturing industry, welcome the latest news from the European electrical and electronic equipment industry – the amendment of the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive.

Chris David, a European parliament member, clinched an agreement last Oct. 11 for a new wording for the amendment that is expected to become law within 30 months.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 174813 [Title] => More eco-technologies boost recycling industry [Summary] => Throughout the world, ecological approaches to the production and consumption of necessities in the global environment are the rising trend. Re-use and recycling are resulting not only in greater benefits from reduced damage to natural resources or less pollution, but also from a thriving industry of recycling.
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 154784 [Title] => Recyclers keep up with OEMs [Summary] => Increasing environmental consciousness has encouraged more entrepreneurs to go into recycling, thus giving rise to a wide range of products remanufactured into forms of the same use or purpose as the original, or transformed for other uses.
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 152313 [Title] => RP firm recycles inkjet cartridges [Summary] => Buyers in the international market find some relief in recycled or remanufactured inkjet cartridges that cost much less than the original.

Another trend favoring this option is the growing environmental consciousness. According to Tricia Judge of Recharger Magazine, the Europeans, in particular, are environment-conscious. For instance, Germany’s environmental legislation on take-back requirements "has created a greater understanding and demand for remanufactured and recycled products."
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 150256 [Title] => House ecology head supports quality recycling [Summary] => Rep. Augusto Baculio, of the second district of Misamis Oriental and chairman of the House committee on ecology, is pushing for quality recycling as a practice and as a business to help keep the environment safe and, at the same time, create profitable enterprises and provide jobs.

Baculio stressed the need for quality recycling "because this is the only way to prove that recycling is worth pursuing as a business and can be globally competitive."
[DatePublished] => 2002-02-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 148631 [Title] => Subic firm cuts toxic wastes by recycling inkjet cartridges [Summary] => A recycling company at the Subic Bay freeport zone has been effectively keeping thousands of tons of toxic plastic and metal away from dumpsites, thus earning the nod of environmentalists.

Printing Images CtC Inc. buys empty inkjet cartridges and sells them as quality re-manufactured inkjet cartridges to various customers all over the world.
[DatePublished] => 2002-01-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) ) )
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