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American Agenda (Environment: Recycling Newspapers) #119605

ABC Evening News for Thursday, Nov 02, 1989
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.

(NYC: Ned Potter) Impact of recycling of newspapers on paper industry featured; scenes shown of route of newspaper from press to garbage. [WOMAN - says landfills will get filled.] Town of Barberton, Ohio, noted cancelling recycling of newspapers due to inability of plants to handle glut of collected paper. [American Newspaper Pubs. Association Jerry FRIEDHEIM, Bablyon, New York, town supervisor Arthur PITTS - discuss the blame.] Major newspapers said using little or no recycled paper. [Environment Defense Fund's John RUSTON - says ultimately public will criticize nonusers.] [Two WOMEN - say it will be hard for people to get back to recycling.]

Reporter(s):
Jennings, Peter;
Potter, Ned
Duration:
00:04:20

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