About cmarieb

cmarieb

Location:

San Antonio (78230, USA)

Joined on:

04/05/07

Occupation:

FT Student

Contact:

cmarieb284@hotmail.com

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  response to  ringtailcat's post recycling...what's that?

  cardboard, paper, newspaper, magazines

  Glad to know someone else in San Antonio actually reads GOOD magazine! In addition to finding recycling options I have a hard time finding individuals with like interests.
  Since I wrote my last post I have been recycling all my paper, magazines, and cardboard @ our neighborhood local elementary (right down the road in the yellow/green bins). I didn't realize how much of all three of those items I was actually throwing away. It does make up a huge percentage of all trash. Small steps towards something greater, hopefully San Antonio will catch up with the rest of the major cities in the near future. I can only hope.

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  Commented on June 12, 2007 by - cmarieb

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  Environment

  response to  Ben Jervey's post Bags to Riches

  recycling...what's that?

  I live in a city with atleast 3 million in pop... San Antonio, TX. Recycling is completely optional here even though recently the dumpsites had to ask permission from the city to increase the height at which the heaping mass of trash could go!!! Not only is it optional to recycle here, it is also very difficult as this environmentally sound way to dispose of garbage hardly exists. If you want to recycle you must separate all of your items by plastic #, glass color, paper/cardboard, etc. yourself and then drive across the city to drop off.... plastic here, drive another 20 mi to drop off glass here, drive 30 mi to drop off cardboard here. In the mean time you have gone through a tank of gas... WHERE'S the balance?... why do cities not make this a reward system for participants as recycle bank has proven works? VERY aggravating.

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  Commented on April 5, 2007 by - cmarieb

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  Science

  GM Modified Mysteries in US

  It would be nice to see an article pertaining to the US and GM food and why the FDA disregarded the need for GM foods to say so on the labels. We don't even know if what we are buying is GM or not, alot of producers get by with not having to put this on their labels... although some do so without the law making them (good for them!). Many other countries have the requirement for GM labeling, why doesn't the US? 3/4 of our corn is GM, and we have corn syrup in EVERYTHING!?!?!?!!
  Anyhow, it'd be nice to see that in a "good" article. Things are put together and thought through so well with this magazine.
  Thx

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  Posted on April 5, 2007 by - cmarieb