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Recycling carpet: an unexplored, healthy option for both people and the planet | Mesothelioma News

Mesothelioma.com News — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Carpet is made up of three main components: fabric, glue and plastic. This makes recycling carpet a challenge. But 50,000 tons of carpet ends up in the King County landfill near Seattle, Washington each year, so not recycling is a tremendous waste of valuable resources.

Carpet can be ground up and used as an oil absorbent, or its materials can be separated and sold back to carpet manufacturers or other industrial companies. And there are companies, such as Recovery 1, who are open to receiving construction, demolition and land-clearing debris in the hopes of recycling most of it. In the past 17 years, Recovery 1 has recycled over 1.3 million tons of materials.

Additionally, in the last two years, the King County Solid Waste Division has worked with Seattle Public Utilities to create the Northwest Carpet Recycling Strategy, which has outlined a number of actions that need to be taken as well as encouraged carpet companies to start product stewardship programs. This is a particularly environmentally friendly move, as manufacturing one ton of new carpet from virgin materials takes 85,000 more pounds of carbon dioxide than making the same amount of carpet out of recycled materials.

While the strategy gains momentum, Recovery 1 will accept carpeting. The only condition is that the carpet not contain any hazardous materials, such as asbestos, a carcinogen known to cause mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the lining of the heart, lungs, chest and abdomen. Anyone handling a carpet with asbestos is at risk of contracting this fatal and aggressive cancer.

Although it takes an average of forty years to develop, mesothelioma is a silent killer that is usually detected around stage four. A combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are required for patients undergoing mesothelioma treatment. There is currently no mesothelioma cure available.

Recovery 1 can be reached at 800-949-5852.

Asbestos removal continues as part of energy-saving window project take place – Mesothelioma Resource Center (press release)

"mesothelioma lawsuits" - Google News — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:14:07 +0000

Asbestos removal continues as part of energy-saving window project take place
Mesothelioma Resource Center (press release)
… mesothelioma and asbestosis, and is the focus of many asbestos settlements and mesothelioma lawsuits that have been filed in recent years. …
Asbestos pipeline must be removed before light rail facility is constructedMesothelioma Resource Center (press release)

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Fire and asbestos removal slow down demolition of landmark school – Mesothelioma Resource Center (press release)

"mesothelioma lawsuits" - Google News — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:14:06 +0000

Fire and asbestos removal slow down demolition of landmark school
Mesothelioma Resource Center (press release)
That connection to the hazardous mineral has been the focus of many asbestos settlements and mesothelioma lawsuits in recent years. City officials had hoped …

Mesothelioma Diagnosis: Call The Mesothelioma Victims Center For Instant … – San Francisco Chronicle

"mesothelioma lawsuits" - Google News — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:12:44 +0000

Mesothelioma Diagnosis: Call The Mesothelioma Victims Center For Instant …
San Francisco Chronicle
… you the names of the most successful mesothelioma trial lawyers in the US-not some law firm marketing mesothelioma lawsuits on cable TV, or talk radio. …

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Demolition of Nebraska college building held up by asbestos discovery – Mesothelioma Resource Center (press release)

"mesothelioma lawsuits" - Google News — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:51:38 +0000

Demolition of Nebraska college building held up by asbestos discovery
Mesothelioma Resource Center (press release)
… mesothelioma and asbestosis, and is the focus of many asbestos settlements and mesothelioma lawsuits that have been filed in recent years. …

Redevelopment will follow asbestos removal and demolition of shopping center – Mesothelioma Resource Center (press release)

"mesothelioma lawsuits" - Google News — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:51:37 +0000

Redevelopment will follow asbestos removal and demolition of shopping center
Mesothelioma Resource Center (press release)
… exposure is linked to lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma and asbestosis and has been the focus of many asbestos settlements and mesothelioma lawsuits. …

U.K. library faces huge repair bill for dislodged asbestos that closed the … – Mesothelioma Resource Center (press release)

"mesothelioma lawsuits" - Google News — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:51:36 +0000

U.K. library faces huge repair bill for dislodged asbestos that closed the …
Mesothelioma Resource Center (press release)
That connection to the hazardous mineral has been the focus of many asbestos settlements and mesothelioma lawsuits in recent years. …

Asbestos-contaminated soil illegally used as landfill on a residential site | Mesothelioma News

Mesothelioma.com News — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Australian property developer Plaza West of the Dyldam group is suing a contractor, Simon’s Earthworks and one of its directors for digging up asbestos-contaminated soil at the Parramatta site and using it as landfill at Dyldam’s housing development in Parklea. The suit alleges that Simon’s Earthworks falsified invoices, paid kickbacks to a site supervisor and wrongly claimed payments for work on a Parramatta site.

The court was shown records that indicated that contaminated material was being loaded onto trucks on the same day that six truckloads went to Parklea in western Sydney, suggesting that the contractor knowingly sought to dispose of highly contaminated material cheaply.

Asbestos is a highly toxic mineral that can cause a number of fatal diseases, including asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the protective lining of the heart, lungs, chest and abdomen. The claim that a huge volume of asbestos material was disposed of and buried at Parklea, where 110 townhouses are being built, poses a hazardous setback for Plaza West.

All asbestos must be removed before it is safe for workers to continue with development. Simply treading on asbestos-contaminated soil can cause the release of carcinogenic asbestos fibers, which are easily inhaled. Once in the lungs, the fibers cause damage over decades.

Mesothelioma takes an average 40 years to develop, but once it begins to show symptoms, the cancer is already in stage three or four. Mesothelioma treatment has to be very aggressive and usually requires some combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. There is no mesothelioma cure.

Shine a Light Campaign Brings Hope to Those Touched by Mesothelioma – Borri Law Mesothelioma News

"mesothelioma lawsuits" - Google News — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:53:12 +0000

Shine a Light Campaign Brings Hope to Those Touched by Mesothelioma
Borri Law Mesothelioma News
Lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma have been the focus of many asbestos settlements and mesothelioma lawsuits that Gregg J. Borri has filed in recent …

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Mesothelioma Diagnosis: Call The Mesothelioma Victims Center For Instant … – PR Web (press release)

"mesothelioma lawsuits" - Google News — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:20:37 +0000

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Mesothelioma Diagnosis: Call The Mesothelioma Victims Center For Instant …
PR Web (press release)
… you the names of the most successful mesothelioma trial lawyers in the US-not some law firm marketing mesothelioma lawsuits on cable TV, or talk radio. …

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