The dark side of Star Wars.Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith debuted May 20th, leaving plastic action figures and toys, thousands of used lightsaber batteries and tons of packaging in its wake. Earth 911 is urging the 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. and reuse reuse - Using code developed for one application program in another application. Traditionally achieved using program libraries. Object-oriented programming offers reusability of code via its techniques of inheritance and genericity. of the movie's marketing tie-ins. It's estimated that more than 250 million Star Wars action figures had been sold prior to 1999 alone, the year Episode I: The Phantom Menace was released. Given an average weight of 0.73 ounces per figurine, Earth911.org calculates the total to be more than 5,700 tons, the equivalent of approximately 1,453 Hummer vehicles. To help fans resist the Dark Side, Earth911.org has released its suggestions for reusing and recycling Star Wars products and packaging: * Most Star Wars lightsabers are built like flashlights and include batteries. These batteries can be recycled and properly disposed of by dropping them off at local recycling centers. * In the unlikely event that a Star Wars video or DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. loses its appeal, it can be recycled through local programs or donated to libraries. * Star Wars clothing may be donated to the Salvation Army Salvation Army, Protestant denomination and international nonsectarian Christian organization for evangelical and philanthropic work. Organization and Beliefs The Salvation Army has established branches in 100 countries throughout the world. or Good Will for children whose families wouldn't normally be able to afford this merchandise. Product packaging can be recycled through local programs. * When Star Wars figurines eventually end up at the bottom of the toy box, they can be donated for reuse through various local organizations, such as schools and daycare facilities. Local recycling sites for the products above can be found using Earth911.org's zip code zip code System of postal-zone codes (zip stands for “zone improvement plan”) introduced in the U.S. in 1963 to improve mail delivery and exploit electronic reading and sorting capabilities. search tool. Earth911.org receives support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and and state and local governments and is funded by corporate partners. |
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