A worker sorts through cardboard, behind him is a large bin of aluminum cans, Friday afternoon, June 29, 2007, at the Waste Management Recycle America plant, 5395 Franklin St., Denver. Denver's new recycle program, launched less than two years ago, has been widely successful, with a 50% increase. (KEN PAPALEO/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS)
A worker sorts through cardboard, behind him is a large bin of aluminum cans, Friday afternoon, June 29, 2007, at the Waste Management Recycle America plant, 5395 Franklin St., Denver. Denver's new recycle program, launched less than two years ago, has been widely successful, with a 50% increase. (KEN PAPALEO/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS)
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A worker sorts through cardboard at the Waste Management Recycle plant. Behind him is a large bin of aluminum cans. Glass, newspapers and other paper products, plastic, steel and aluminum cans are sorted, cleaned, stacked and sold at the end of the recycling process.
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KNP;A worker sorts through cardboard, behind him is a large bin of aluminum cans, Friday afternoon, June 29, 2007, at the Waste Management Recycle America plant, 5395 Franklin St., Denver. Denver's new recycle program, launched less than two years ago, has been widely successful, with a 50% increase. (KEN PAPALEO/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS)
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2007-06-29 16:29:15
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