A: Hello, Tom? This is Hannah in 4C. B: Hi, Hannah. What can I do for you? A: My garbage disposal went south. B: Does it turn at all? A: There is nothing but silence when I turn on the switch. B: Did it die suddenly? A: It started to make a weird sou...
A: Is anybody home? It's me--Hannah. B: Hey, Hannah. How's everything going? A: My garbage disposal isn't working. B: Can you be a little more specific? A: Nothing happens when I turn on the switch. B: Do you remember how it started? A: about a week...
A: Tom, are you there? It's Hannah from 4C. B: Hey, Hannah. Long time no hear from. A: My garbage disposal refuses to work. B: What happens when you turn on the switch? A: When I turn on the switch, nothing happens. B: When did you first notice this?...
A: Hi, Tom. This is Hannah from apartment 4C. B: Oh, hi, Hannah. A: There is something wrong with my garbage disposal. B: Exactly what's going on? A: When I turn on the disposal switch, all I get is silence. B: When did this happen? A: Well, about a...
Sixteen years ago I learned an important life lesson, in the back of a New York City taxi cab. I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parkin...
In countries around the world, hundreds of thousands of poor people face daily hazards to earn meager livings by scavenging for recyclable goods. In Cambodia, hundreds of scavenger families find their lives changing - they will lose their homes and...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 21 May 2008 Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's cabinet took steps to deal with the growing garbage crisis in Naples and approved a package of measures to combat illegal immigration and crime. Sabina Castelfranco re...
By Jim Teeple Hebron, West Bank 28 November 2007 Palestinians in the West Bank who live near Israeli settlements have discovered a new way to make a living. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from the West Bank that some Palestinians now survive by picking thr...
By Mandy Clark London 13 November 2007 A city in Britain and a U.S.-based fast food chain are teaming up to cut carbon emissions as well as save energy and space in the local landfill. Some 130 buildings in the City of Sheffield are now being powered...
Fashion never ceases to surprise me. Recently, a fashion designer came up with another strange creation. His idea comes straight from the garbage dump, so to speak. He makes sweaters from used plastic...
