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Oakland Airport
Saving Big by Recycling
Airlines threw out 9,000 tons of plastic in 2004 and enough newspapers and magazines to bury a football field more than 230 feet deep. Oakland Airport decided to do something about it, and decided to put all its waste up for bid. Airlines' disposal bills have dropped by more than 50 percent. In 2006, the airport turned 76.1 tons of food waste into compost and recycled 222 tons of mixed materials.

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