Many times the recycling technology may exist, but too often governments do not support or assist with the infrastructure needed for this new feedstock.

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Until 1985, most users were not charged at all, so it made little sense for enterprises to invest in treatment and recycling technology or for farmers to fret about wasteful irrigation.

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If producers directly bear the cost of recycling, they are more likely to want to drive down costs by investing in recycling technology and developing appliances that are easy to recycle.

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Their work reflects the politics and aesthetics of their generation's sensibility, which is all about being green, recycling, repurposing and community building through technology.

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Costs are supposed to be kept under control partly by recycling 1960's-vintage airplane technology and partly by spreading rocket development and operating costs across various commercial, military and civilian missions.

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The company will continue to use the factory to run a recycling scheme for printer cartridges as well as to make other office technology.

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Nextel, which has proprietary technology running on its network, prefers doing most recovery and recycling itself.

FORBES: Use It Up, Wear It Out

Alcoa is the world leader in the production and management of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina combined, through its active and growing participation in all major aspects of the industry: technology, mining, refining, smelting, fabricating, and recycling.

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When completed, it will feature a biology-based wastewater recycling plant built with environmentally correct construction techniques, heated and cooled by geothermal technology and powered by photovoltaic solar panels.

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