"After meeting with so many senators, so many gun proponents and gun control advocates, it seems like they're recycling the same jargon all the time, " he said, explaining his reason for the question.

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Each time a resident leaves out their recycling they will be credited with 200 points.

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However an exemption has been agreed for 10 member states that need more time to update their collection and recycling facilities.

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Bush said Democrats were recycling the allegation as part of "old time politics" in an effort to make political gain of the growing debate over corporate corruption and what the federal government should do in the wake of the Enron and WorldCom accounting scandals.

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For the first time, Central Park will have more recycling bins than trash cans, officials said.

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So what exactly is your alternative plan to recycling since it is such a waste of your time?

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It also makes it hard to draw up sensible policies: just think of the endless debate about whether recycling is the only way to save the planet or an expensive waste of time.

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It is indeed a hobby horse of mine and has been for some time: when we include the collection costs there really are some things where recycling wastes resources, not saves them.

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