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Recycling Decrease
In 2005, 23 percent of plastic bottles sold in the US were recycled, down from 40 percent 10 years ago.-Salon.com.
The Week Magazine, March 9, 2007, Vol. 7, Iss. 300, Pg. 20.

Netflix hits its Billionth
DVD delivery this week, seven and a half years after it began operations.-USA Today.
The Week Magazine, March 9, 2007, Vol. 7, Iss. 300, Pg. 40.

Calorie Consumption by Pace
When women eat quickly, they consume 10 percent more calories than when they have the same meal but slow down, chewing each bite 15 to 20 times.
Reader's Digest, April 2007, Vol. 170, No. 1020, Pg. 49.

Computer Idle Cost
Microsoft estimates that it costs $55-$70 per year to allow one computer to sit on idle. Foreign Policy magazine multiplied those figures by 100 million computers to point out the world spends at least $5-7 billion every year powering inactive computers.
Reader's Digest, April 2007, Vol. 170, No. 1020, Pg. 84.

Dayligt $avings
Starting daylight savings time a month earlier than usual and ending it a week later in the fall will save an estimated $4.4 billion in energy spending if the policy stays in effect through 2020.-New York Times.
The Week Magazine, March 16, 2007, Vol. 7, Iss. 301, Pg. 40.

New Tattoo Ink
Harvard scientists have developed a tattoo ink that can be removed with one laser treatment. The ink is made of biodegradable dye bonded to a polymer that can't be absorbed by the body. Laser treatment breaks the bonds between the ink and the polymer, allowing the dye to degrade.
Men's Health Magazine, April 2007, Vol 22, No. 3, pg. 38.