Authorities have asked the public to set off fewer fireworks in Beijing to reduce pollution, a new anti-extravagance drive has prompted government officials and state-owned companies to cancel their banquets at high-end hotels and a campaign against food waste is leading to half-portions in restaurants.

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E-waste is electrical and electronic equipment that is at the end of its useful life.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Dominion is converting its three remaining coal-fired power stations in Virginia to those that can also run on waste wood, all of which are expected to be operational by year-end.

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He also pledged to end no-bid contracts in Iraq, root out waste and abuse in entitlement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, require every Cabinet member to scrub department budgets "line by line, " and reinstate a "pay as you go" rule from the 1990s.

CNN: Obama pledges to cut deficit in half at fiscal summit

Reform-minded conservatives have the resolve and the record to confront and end this tragic waste of human potential.

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You look at the clock, 15 minutes have passed since you started - do you end it here and now or do you hold, so as not to waste that valuable time already spent.

BBC: THE UNANSWERED CALL