2010年12月10日星期五

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Hotels that are trying to be greener are asking guests to Concord replica watches recycle their own trash in their rooms to cut down on waste, The New York Times reports.“Doing inroom recycling is important because the guest sees that,”said Pat Maher, an environmentalconsultant to the American Hotel and Lodging Association.The average guest throws away two pounds of trash every daymuch of which is recyclableand only 40 percent of hotels have a recycling program. Having guests sort their own trash would decrease a hotels waste disposal costs by about 50 percent.Aileen Torres

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Electric cars may be good for the environment, but they might not be so good for pedestrians. The Washington Post reports that the cars are so quiet that they have become a potential hazard for people who dont hear them coming as theyre Corum replica watches walking on the streets. Auto manufacturers, such as Nissan, are trying to address the problem by proposing noises added into the car to alert pedestrians (e.g., chimes). Frankly, weve been working for 30 years to make cars quietneverthinking they could become too quiet, said Robert Strassburger of the Alliance of AutomobileManufacturers.Aileen Torres

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