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Cerulean
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 Posted - 10/18/2006 : 12:48:36
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My father and I used to maintain a 1/4-mile segment of local road that ran in front of our rural house. This was part of the county's Adopt-a-Road program, where individuals and groups pledge to clean the litter alongside. Many states and localities have similar programs.
We'd dutifully recycle the plastic and glass, and take the trash to the landfill, but the best part was saving the metal. After 8 hours of work, we'd have about $17 of scrap steel, copper, and aluminum.
If you're looking for scrap metal and care about the environment, this is your double-header!
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Posted - 11/07/2006 : 18:02:10
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a better source
HONOLULU - A 47-year-old man accused chopping down a utility pole to steal its copper wiring was charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass. He also faces several felony charges.
Alden Kaupiko was scheduled to appear in court Monday. His bail was set at $1,000. He also faces charges of second-degree property damage, criminal tampering and fourth-degree theft.
Kaupiko was arrested Friday at Koko Head District Park, where a utility pole had been chopped down, disrupting telephone service in the area.
Police said he was allegedly attempting steal copper wiring from a transformer. Forty pounds of wiring was recovered.
There have been several copper thefts on Oahu in past few months, costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Cerulean
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 11/08/2006 : 08:28:29
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| It's amazing that people will throw away from their cars. Everywhere I look, our highways are littered with cups, wrappers, and tall, regularly spaced metal poles. All this litter is an eyesore; somebody should do something about it! |
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Adopt-a-Road >> a good source for scrap
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