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Millions of tons of plastic are trashed every year. But what if we used it to pave our roads?

Ideas.Ted

“We have to be realistic at some point in how we try to remediate the vast problem of plastic pollution,” Doug Woodring, the founder of Ocean Recovery Alliance , said in an email. “I Albeit, it may be too early for many of the reported applications to show premature failure.”.

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Canadians Caught in Time Crunch

Ian's Messy Desk

Press release from the Canadian Index of Wellbeing : TORONTO – Canadians, especially women, are caught in a time crunch and the problem has been getting worse over the past 15 years, says a new report by the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW), Caught in the Time Crunch: Time Use, Leisure and Culture in Canada. Comments No comments yet.

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10 E-mail Etiquette Pet Peeves and How to Handle Them

Office Dynamics

So how many times have you read or written an email today? million emails are sent or read each day. Some time ago, we asked readers for a list of their pet peeves with emails. The results led to our first “ Email etiquette ” story. Top 10 Email Pet Peeves. Pet peeve: The disorganized email.

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