Recycling is bipartisan.While there was plenty of trash-talking leading up to this year's mid-term elections, a study commissioned by the Aluminum Can Value Partnership (CVP CVP central venous pressure. CVP abbr. central venous pressure CVP central venous pressure. CVP Central venous pressure, see there ) shows that Democrats and Republicans agree on curbside curb·side n. 1. The side of a pavement or street that is bordered by a curb. 2. A sidewalk. adj. Located, operating, or occurring at or along the sidewalk or curb: recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. . A recent national survey conducted by the Opinion Research Corporation shows that most Democrats and Republicans are doing their parts to recycle re·cy·cle tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles 1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment. 2. To start a different cycle in. 3. a. at the curb. In fact, in areas where curbside recycling is available, 70 percent of Democrats and 69 percent of Republicans say they "always" participate. The survey also found that: * When asked how important curbside recycling was to them, Democrats (95 percent) and Republicans (94 percent) answered that it was at least "somewhat important to them," if not "very" or "extremely important." * Only 2 percent of each party stated that recycling is "not at all important." * More than half of respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. in both parties believe recycling is their responsibility in order to help the environment. * Both parties focus highly on recycling newspapers and aluminum cans. * Democrats are more careful to recycle glass (18 percent) than Republicans (10 percent), and Republicans are more careful to recycle plastic (24 percent) than Democrats (16 percent). Full survey results are available at www.RecycleCurbside.org. |
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